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Review: OpusX Football

Ask anyone who has the slightest knowledge about OpusX cigars which cigar they would most like to smoke, and chances are the Fuente Fuente OpusX Football will be extremely high on the list. Yes, it’s an OpusX-banded cigar that is shaped like a football. While normal Fuente Fuente OpusX releases are highly sought after by [...]

Review: OpusX Phantom (1994)

In late 1995, the Fuente Fuente OpusX cigars was officially released for the first time in seven different vitolas. They were an instant success and their popularity has only grown since then. In 2009, 14 years later, a bundle of extremely rare OpusX Phantoms, the name Fuente gives to its Lancero vitola, were put up [...]

Review: OpusX Toast Across America Figurado (2012)

Every year for the past 10 years, Fuente has partnered with J.C. Newman to produce the Toast Across America release for the pair’s Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. The cigars, which come in a coffin, including one OpusX and one Newman product, for $50 each with the proceeds from the sales benefit the foundation. Patrick’s review of the Diamond Crown [...]

Review: Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Toast Across America Figurado (2012)

2012 marks the 10th year of the Toast Across America, Arturo Fuente and the J.C. Newman Cigar Co.’s limited edition two-pack for the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. The charity, a venture between the two companies and families, aims to provide a significant humanitarian impact to communities in the Dominican Republic resulting in a better quality of [...]

Weekly News (October 15, 2012)

Editor’s Note: We changed how the RSS feed works, here’s why. Liga Privada Único Serie Velvet Rat Comes to Chicago This Week — Story here. 601 & Murcielago Move Factories — Exclusive here. CAO Hurricane Scheduled for November — Story here.  Tatuaje HCS Maduro Coming Later this Month — The above via Holts’ Anthony Mazzola. [...]

News: Cigar Family Celebration 2013 Dates Announced

The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation, a joint effort between the Fuente and Newman families to provide quality education to children of those living and working around the Fuente family’s cigar operations in the Dominican Republic, has announced dates for its annual gathering in the Dominican Republic. Next year’s celebration will take place starting on January [...]

News: Brick House, Perla del Mar Lead J.C. Newman’s IPCPR Releases

The lead item in the J.C. Newman list of new products being shown at the 2012 IPCPR convention and trade show is an extension to the Brick House line, the Mighty Mighty Maduro. It’s the first maduro version of the Brick House line, and for now will be the only size to get a maduro [...]

News: Prometheus Shows Off Angel Share as part of Fuente Destino al Siglo 100th Anniversary Releases

This morning Prometheus sent outs its annual IPCPR catalog included were a variety of Destino al Siglo releases, Prometheus’ line of products to honor Fuente’s 100th anniversary. Amongst the releases were a host of the normal special Fuente releases annually through Keith Park’s Prometheus and FFOX Angel Share, which was originally said not to be [...]

Weekly News (June 25, 2012)

Editor’s Note: After a few weeks of craziness, we seem to be catching up. There are a few technical changes being introduced to the site, if you have any issues, please contact us. Brooks posted the first new Icons of Cigars™ portrait on halfwheel, one of Steve Saka of Drew Estate. In addition we are [...]

Press Release: Cigars and Chardonnay for Charity

May 30, 2012 (Tampa) - Celebrate an evening of Cigars and Chardonnay to benefit the Florida Holocaust Museum and Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. The event will be hosted at the J.C. Newman Cigar Company in Ybor City, America’s oldest family owned cigar company. A ticket price of $100 to Cigars and Chardonnay includes live jazz music, champagne and kosher [...]