News and Notes
The November 2012 Release of Destino al Siglo
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Arturo Fuente Cigar Company, 2012 Destino al Siglo travel humidors will be released by Prometheus. Each travel humidor comes with:
The Fuente Story Passion behind the Tradition and Legacy (biography book)
Journey to Chateau de la Fuente (photo essay book)
The Fuente Family: An American Dream (documentary DVD)
4 rare vintage Fuente Aged Selection cigars
1 Fuente Fuente OpusX, BBMF
2 Fuente Fuente OpusX, Tauros the Bull
1 Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario, Double Robusto
One lucky winner will be selected from the registered buyers for all expense paid trip to Dominican Republic to visit Arturo Fuente Cigar Club in Santo Domingo and Cheateau de la Fuente in Santiago.
Total Release quantity: 2,012 (1,112 Macassar Ebony, 450 Blue and 450 White)
Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario, Double Robusto
The Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario Double Robusto was selected as one of the top 5 cigars of 2008 by Cigar Aficionado. “The Fuente family has been making Arturo Fuente Don Carlos cigars since 1976, longer (by four years) than they have been making cigars in the Dominican Republic. The blend is the creation of Carlos Fuente Sr., patriarch of the family. In 2006, his son, Carlos Fuente Jr., made the Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario to celebrate the 30 years of Don Carlos cigars. He swapped out the Cameroon wrapper for the Dominican shade-grown leaf he uses on Fuente Fuente OpusX. He also boosted the cigar’s power considerably. The result is a tremendously intense and complex blend- – -.”
Fuente Fuente OpusX Tauros the Bull
“And when one asks about the picturesque painted rock scorpion colorfully stretched out across a green expanse of lawn, Carlito will tell you that Scorpio was the astrological birth sign of his grandfather Arturo, born on November 18th. Perhaps not by chance, this was also the date the very first boxes of Fuente Fuente OpusX were shipped to America.
Next to Scorpio is another symbol, Taurus the Bull, the astrological sign shared by Carlito and his father, Don Carlos. Both have birth dates only seven days apart, a unification of their spirit that embodies this enchanted land.
Indeed, the stars were aligned when Chateau de la Fuente was created.”
Excerpt from Journey to Chateau de la Fuente
