Arturo Fuente Unnamed Reserve 2013 Toro In 2012 Arturo Fuente launched the first Unnamed Reserve cigar. While it was not only a cigar that is “unnamed”, it was a cigar that had a cloud of mystery around it as there really isn’t much that was known about it – other than it was a 5 […]
Cigar Review: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario 2008
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Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario 2008 The Fuente Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario 2008 is the third release in the Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario line. The story of this cigar goes back to 2006. That was the year of the 30th anniversary of Arturo Fuente’s Don Carlos line. The original Don Carlos line […]
News: Casa Cuba by Arturo Fuente Finally Ships (Cigar Preview)
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Casa Cuba, the long-awaited new line of cigars by Arturo Fuente has recently began shipping to retailers. This is a cigar that has been several years in the making, but also over two years in terms of anticipation for its arrival in the marketplace. The initial allocations to retailers will be limited, with further allocations […]
Cigar Preview: Ashton ESG 24 Year Salute
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Ashton Cigars is adding a fifth vitola to its ultra-premium Ashton ESG (Estate Sun Grown) line. The cigar will keep to the naming tradition of this line and will be entitled Ashton ESG 24 Year Salute. This will add a perfecto vitola into the line. First details were reported by Cigar Aficionado, and shortly afterwards […]
Cigar Preview: God of Fire Releases for 2013
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God of Fire, the collaboration between Promentheus and Arture Fuene have unveiled their 2013 releases of the God of Fire series. These include the popuilar God of Fire by Don Carlos 2010, God of Fire by Carlioto 2010, and the God of Fire Serie B 2011. These are now making their way to retailer shelves. […]
Assessment Update: Solaris by Arturo Fuente (Part of the Smoke Inn Microblend Series)
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Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
Arturo Fuente Delays 100th Anniversary Celebration until 2013
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Arturo Fuente Cigars have announced that plans to commemorate the company’s 100th anniversary have been postponed until 2013. The following text was announced by the company. To Our Friends, There are times when fate has other plans for us, and this is one of those times. As you know, we planned to celebrate the 100th […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Solaris by Arturo Fuente
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The Solaris by Arturo Fuente is the fourth installment of South Florida retailer Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. The series was created to commemorate Smoke Inn’s 15th anniversary. The concept involves Smoke Inn teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a one time limited run. The series launched in […]
Press Release: Smoke Inn’s Fourth Installment of Their Microblend Series, Solaris By Arturo Fuente, To Be Released This Month
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Smoke Inn’s Fourth Installment of Their Microblend Series, Solaris By Arturo Fuente, To Be Released This Month. West Palm Beach, FL – May 3,2012 – Release Date Announced for Solaris Cigars by Arturo Fuente, made exclusively for Smoke Inn’s Microbend (*)Series. In late 2010 Smoke Inn Cigars released the Tatuaje Anarchy Cigar […]
Cigar Draft 2012
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The concept of our Cigar Draft is simple. We take a look at some of the new cigars that are in the pipeline. If all of these new cigars were released at once, which ones would be the first to reach for? A lot of variables play into this – the reputation of the company/blender, […]