A cigar that was a bit of a mystery at the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show is now getting a launch at the 2023 Trade Show. This week Arturo Fuente announced details on the long-awaited Don Carlos Arturo Fuente Eye of the Bull. The Don Carlos Eye of the Bull is a 3 1/2 […]
Cigar Review: Don Carlos The Man by Arturo Fuente
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In 2018, Arturo Fuente Cigars would release a limited edition cigar known as Don Carlos The Man. The Don Carlos line pays homage to the late Carlos Fuente Sr. who passed away in 2016. The Don Carlos line has a reputation for showcasing some of Arturo Fuente’s best tobacco. Don Carlos The Man was a […]
Agile Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Rare Pink Vintage 1960’s Happy Ending
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Cigar News: Arturo Fuente Ships 2022 Rare Pink Vintage 1960s Line With Two New Sizes
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This month Arturo Fuente will be shipping a batch of its limited-production Rare Pink Vintage 1960s line. Included in this batch are the long-awaited Queen of Hearts and Sophisticated Hooker sizes. The Queen of Hearts is a 3 3/4 x 54 figurado while the Sophisticated Hooker is the largest size in the Rare Pink Vintage […]
PCA 2022 Report: Arturo Fuente
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Our final PCA 2022 Report is for Arturo Fuente. For 2022 there are two distinct components to cover at Arturo Fuente. First is the Arturo Fuente booth itself, and second is the well-publicized Fuente y Padrón Legends collaboration which was in an area adjacent to the Fuente booth. Arturo Fuente Booth The Arturo Fuente booth […]
Cigar News: Fuente Fuente OpusX Impossible Collection Showcased at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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The Fuente Fuente OpusX is known for some of its rare and collectible cigars. At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Arturo Fuente showed off a 13-cigar collection containing some of these cigars. It’s dubbed “The Impossible Collection.” The 13 cigars included in the Impossible Collection include: Fuente Fuente OpusX 20 Years Double […]
Cigar News: Fuente y Padrón Legends Makes Debut at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, the joint project between Arturo Fuente Cigars and Padrón debuted. The principals of the project, Jorge Padrón and Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. created cigars to honor their fathers, the late José Orlando Padrón and Carlos Fuente Sr. The twist is that each principal blended a cigar […]
Cigar News: Fuente & Padrón Legends to Debut at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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The long-awaited collaboration by Arturo Fuente and Padrón Cigars is happening. The project which was announced in October 2020 has been dubbed Legends and it will be unveiled 3:30pm on Sunday, July 10th at the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show. Other than confirmation and a name, there were only some high level details that were […]
Cigar News: Groundbreaking on Arturo Fuente Nicaraguan Factory to Commence June 30
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A little over four years ago, Carlito Fuente announced plans for a factory in Nicaragua. On Thursday, June 30th, Carlito’s latest dream will take a step toward reality as groundbreaking will begin on that factory – Gran Fabrica de Tabacos La Bella y La Bestia (which translates to Beauty and the Beast). This will not […]
The Blog: Carlito Fuente Jr. – The Final Puff (Episode 1) with Fred Rewey
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A few months ago, I talked with Fred Rewey (now with Illusione Cigars) about a project he was working on in the Dominican Republic. This involved a series of in-depth interviews with many high-profile Dominican cigar makers. What was intriguing about the project was the fact these were face-to-face interviews being done with high-quality audio/visual […]