Carlos Fuente Sr., a cigar industry icon who turned Arturo Fuente Cigars into a powerhouse passed away last night, Known as “Don Carlos”, Fuente Sr. is credited for taking many risks to grow Arturo Fuente into one of the largest family-owned cigar companies in the world. He was 81 years old. In the 1950s Fuente […]
Cigar News: Fuente Factory General Manager Samuel Méndez Found Dead
William Cooper Cigar News 1 Comment Fuente, News, People
Samuel Mendez, who served as General Manager of Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia was found dead yesterday. According to the Dominican Republic-based publication El Caribe and Cigar Aficionado, the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 44 years old. The El Caribe report states that Mendez was found in his SUV near the […]
Cigar Review: Fuente Fuente OpusX ForbiddenX 13 Keeper of the Flame 2013
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Fuente, Review
In 2012, the Arturo Fuente brand celebrated 100 years in the cigar business. While a fire at the Arturo Fuente tobacco warehouses would delay much of the celebration of the centennial milestone until 2013, there was a series of limited edition cigars released in late 2011 called the Fuente Fuente OpusX ForbiddenX 13 series. As […]
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Personal Reserve Robusto
William Cooper Reviews 2 Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Fuente, Review
In 2015, Carlos Fuente Sr, the patriarch of Arturo Fuente Cigars celebrated his 80th birthday. That same year was the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Don Carlos brand (it made its debut in 1976). Given these milestone, it was no surprise that Fuente would release a pair of limited edition cigars under the […]
Cigar News: Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2015 Arrives at Stores
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Fuente, News
Arturo Fuente releases are usually shrouded in mystery, but when it comes to the Unnamed Reserve series, it is even moreso. Over the past week, Fuente authorized retailers are reporting the arrival of the Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2015. Once again, the release returns in two sizes, a Robusto and a Toro packaged in a […]
Agile Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Casa Cuba Doble Cuatro
William Cooper Agile Cigar Reviews, Reviews No Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Agile Cigar Review, Assessment Update, Fuente
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews 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 […]
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2014
William Cooper Reviews, Uncategorized No Comments 2.5 - Try One, 85-87, Fuente, Review
Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2014 The Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2014 is the third installment in what seems to have become an annual limited production release by Arturo Fuente Cigars. For the most part, this has been a series that not only is not only “unnamed”, but has a cloud of mystery around it. There […]
Cigar News: Don Arturo Gran AnniverXario Destino al Siglo to be Auctioned Off at ProCigar
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized No Comments Fuente, News, ProCigar 2015
Don Arturo Gran AnniverXario Destino al Siglo Arturo Fuente Cigars will make available four boxes of their rare Don Arturo Gran AnniverXario Destino al Siglo collection as a part of an Auction package for the 2015 ProCigar Festival. The auction takes place at the festival which is on-going this week. The Don Arturo Gran AnniverXario […]
Cigar News: Arturo Fuente Añejo Adds 44 Ring Line Extension (Cigar Preview)
William Cooper Cigar News, Uncategorized 1 Comment 2014 Preview, Fuente, News
For the first time in over 3 1/2 years, the Arturo Fuente Anejo line will be receiving a line extension. Today, Arturo Fuente Cigars has announced an eighth vitola in being released in their limited Anejo line. This new line extension introduces a figuardo that will be in the thinnest ring gauge to date – a 6 […]
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Casa Cuba
William Cooper Reviews 7 Comments 3.0 - The Fiver, 88-90, Casa Cuba, Fuente, Review
Arturo Fuente Casa Cuba The Arturo Fuente Casa Cuba is a new line of cigars that was launched late in 2013. This is a line that many Fuente fans have anticipated for quite some time. It had originally been targeted to be a part of the company’s 100th anniversary in 2012. However, in June, 2012 […]