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 […]
And then there are those companies that go into IPCPR and don’t feel the pressure to release anything new. I refer to these companies as ones who “hold the line”. Many will argue – how can you put the “Spotlight” on companies that didn’t release anything. In a way, this article is a different type […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Arturo Fuente showcased a new addition to its OpusX family, the Fuente Fuente OpusX PerfecXion 888. The 888 format is something that was introduced with the Añejo line. It’s a slender cigar with a torpedo tip. In the case of the OpusX PerfecXion 888, the vitola measures 6 7/8 x […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Arturo Fuente cigars showcased one of its classic limited cigars and announced it would be heading to a more widespread distribution – the Arturo Fuente Flor Fina Rosado Sun Grown 8-5-8. The cigar features a blend of Dominican tobaccos. Whereas the regular production Flor Fina 8-5-8 utilizes an African […]
Back in 2015, Arturo Fuente Cigars would introduce two limited production cigars that would celebrate a couple of milestones. May 6th of 2015 would mark the 80th birthday of family patriarch Carlos Fuente Sr. At the same time, the company was getting ready to commemorate 40 years of its Don Carlos brand in 2016. Given […]
At the 2018 Puro Sabor festival in Nicaragua, the headlines were made by one of iconic cigars makers from the Dominican Republic. This past week, Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. of Arturo Fuente Cigars made an appearance and announced plans to open up a new factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. The name of the facility will be […]
The distribution company co-owned by the Fuente and Newman families is getting a new name. Today came word that a new name will be used by that distribution company – Arturo Fuente Cigar Company. For many years one of the strongest partnerships in the cigar business has been the one between the Newman and Fuente […]
Dateline: July 3rd, 2012 A crazy decision was made to take Cigar Coop to a TRUE 365-day-a-year publication. The idea would be to publish original content every day with “no days off”. I would have considered it a success to pull it off for one year straight. But I am happy to report that yesterday […]
When it comes to Arturo Fuente’s Fuente Fuente OpusX line, there is the limited production OpusX and the super-limited production OpusX. Today, we are going to talk about a cigar that falls under the latter category – the Fuente Fuente OpusX Rosado Oscuro Oro. The OpusX line has been a staple of Arturo Fuente […]
It’s a story that might be of the most bizarre stories in recent time in the cigar industry. On April 3rd, a 40 foot ocean container en route to Arturo Fuente Cigars’ warehouse in Tampa, Florida was stolen. According to Arturo Fuente President Carlos Fuente Jr, the container had “hundreds of thousands of cigars” that were stolen. The shipping container […]
