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Manufacturer Spotlight – Arturo Fuente

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , on August 8, 2008 |

A name that is recognized all over the world, led by two of the most renowned blenders/manufacturers in the business, Carlos Fuente Sr. and Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr.  This is the name behind the Hemingway and the Opus, which is probably the most sought after cigar in the US.  This is also the family that [...]

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Fuente Fuente Opus X Super Belicoso (MAR 05)

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5 1/2″ x 52 Vitola: Torpedo Wrapper:  Dominican Rosado Origin: Dominican Republic This cigar is already is not yet available at my local, Empire Cigars (formerly Capital City Cigars), but I’m sure it will be soon.  I picked this up several years ago, and not being a HUGE Opus X fan, just figured I’d smoke [...]

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Food for Thought… Cigars Go on a Diet

Posted in Cigar Musings, tagged , , , , , , on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It’s fun to be trendy, right? For the longest time, the trend has been to make bigger, fatter cigars.  Robustos became popular in the 90s during the Cigar Boom, and the trend continued into the new century.  it seems that everyone was trying to make a fatter cigar.  I think it stems from the American [...]

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Fuente Fuente Opus X Super Belicoso (APR 2005)

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5 ½ ” x 52 Vitola: Torpedo Wrapper:  Dominican Rosado Origin: Dominican Republic Normally I bash these, but this one has been sitting around for a while, and it did impress me. This cigar is very popular.  The folks at Fuente did a good job making the Opus X and an even better job [...]

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Fuente Whores

Posted in Cigar Musings, tagged , , , , on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 46 (Dec 2005)

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions, tagged , on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size: 5 5/8″ x 46 Vitola: Grand Corona  Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Origin: Dominican Republic Ah, the Anejo.  Long sought after for it’s… long sought after-ness.  The Arturo Fuente Anejos are limited releases, usually made available around Father’s Day and Christmas and are always a tough thing to find. The Fuente Whores love them.  I had [...]

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