Fuente Casa

Today’s Featured Cigar:

Fuente Casa Cuba

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The Cigar:

The dark golden Ecuadorian wrapper encloses a rich fusion of aged premium Dominican binder and filler tobaccos, thereby creating a perfectly balanced premium cigar. These cigars are usually formatted in very interested sizes that are classic to the old Cuban way of smaller and skinnier cigars. 

The Flavors:

Classic and respectful is the best way to describe the blend. It has notes of cedar, cream and vanilla with a hint of lemon peel on the finish. It is a very well balanced cigar, delicate and soft on the palate but extremely clean for a Arturo Fuente. 

The Cocktail: 

The Pendennis Club, a gentlemen's club founded in 1881 in Louisville, Kentucky, claims the old fashioned cocktail was invented there. The recipe was said to have been invented by a bartender at that club in honor of Colonel James E. Pepper, a prominent bourbon distiller, who brought it to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel bar in New York City.

2 oz Bourbon

-.25 oz Simple

3 dashes Angostura

Build ingredients in an empty old fashioned glass. Add large block of ice and stir for ~5 seconds. Baste top of ice so that it is completely emerged by the cocktail. Garnish w/ lemon or orange peel. 

The Pairing: 

There is no better pairing for such a classic cigar than the original bourbon cocktail the Old Fashioned. The sweet and orange citrus from the cocktail brightens the experience and creates a thicker texture on the palate to extend the finish of the pairing. 

The Story:

The final blend created by the legendary Don Carlos Fuente himself – was specifically designed to pay homage to his father, Arturo Fuente, and the Golden Age of cigar making in Cuba and Ybor City in the early 20th century. This celebration of tradition still lives on today as Don Carlos’ son and legend in his own right, Carlito Fuente, continues to meticulously blend this line of cigars the “old school way” – as a living memory to his father and grandfather.

The Family:

Arturo Fuente started his cigar company in 1912 in Tampa, FL from humble beginnings. Arturo’s persistence led him through setbacks such as a factory fire, hiatus, and rebuilding the company before passing it down to his son, Carlos Fuente Sr, in 1958. ⠀

Carlos Sr. also faced his share of challenges, including the US embargo of Cuba, and finally relocating to the Dominican Republic after another factory fire during his short stint in Nicaragua in the 1970’s. ⠀

Before senior’s passing in 2016, he handed down not only the company, but also his passion for cigars to his son, Carlito Fuente Jr. Today, Carlito Fuente Jr. is fulfilling his ambitions as the president of the company, keeping the family tradition as well as moving forward with innovation. The Fuente family celebrated 100 years in the cigar business back in 2012. ⠀