You know them. You’ve seen them in the stores. Heck, you may even be one of them.
They are first identified when the enter a cigar store as they have this strangely frantic wild look in their eyes. Their heads are constantly darting about and often times they are foaming at the mouth. They live and breathe Fuente. They only buy Fuentes, which they may or may not even smoke. (Picture that famous scene from “Indecent Proposal” where Demi Moore is rolling on the bed with all the money except substitute that with a middle age dude and Fuente cigars… eww).
The Fuente Whore preys on in order: Opus X, Anejo, 8-5-8 Sun Growns, King B’s,Hemingway Short Stories and Sun Grown Cuban Belicosos . Rarely buys any other Fuente let alone another type of cigar. Would not be classified as open minded.
They can be classified into two categories.
The Skittish Fuente Whore- this Fuente Whore rarely makes it past the register. Usually sneaks in and asks the proprietor/clerk if they have an Opus/Anejos/Short Stories, etc. Makes a whiny whimpering sound when told “no” and scampers back out the door.
The Bull-in-a-China-Shop Fuente Whore- this one lumbers in and bee lines it straight into the humidor and knocks over everything and everyone in it’s path to the Fuente section. Can be seen ranting and raving when not even a King B can be found. If one is spotted, stay out of it’s way.
So what’s with these Fuente Whores? Brain damage, genetic mutation? Who knows, but as long as they exist, Carlito will be a happy man.
Postscript – Now if you stumble upon this post searching for Anejos and Opus and the like, don’t feel angry or bad about your “condition”. All I suggest is to try something different for a change.



