Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.

Company Highlight

In 1912, a young Cuban émigré named Arturo Fuente began making cigars in West Tampa, Florida. More than 100 years later, his namesake brand has grown into one of the world’s most critically acclaimed cigars. Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia. now makes more than 30 million cigars a year in Santiago, Dominican Republic, run by Carlos Fuente Jr., grandson of Arturo Fuente himself. Fuente makes a host of brands in a variety of styles, from milder smokes wearing Connecticut shade wrappers to bold powerhouses wrapped in Cuban-seed leaf grown in the Dominican Republic. Fuente Jr. is known for his creativity as a blender, and his Hemingway series of perfectos, wrapped in Cameroon leaf, brought cigars of unusual shape back to the American cigar market in the 1980s.

Brands Distributed By Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.

Arturo Fuente

The core brand of the Fuente Family, Arturo Fuente-brand cigars come in a wide variety of styles and shapes. Most are quite affordable. The venerable Arturo Fuente 8-5-8, made with Dominican tobacco on the inside and toothy Cameroon …

Casa Cuba

Carlos Fuente Sr. blended Casa Cuba himself. Using Ecuador Havana wrapper and a mix of Cuban-seed Dominican filler and binder, Fuente Sr. set out to recreate a taste of his early days in the cigar business.

Fuente Fuente OpusX

The Fuente Fuente OpusX brand revolutionized the Dominican cigar industry upon its release in 1995. Before its release, few believed the Dominican Republic could grow quality wrapper tobacco, but the Fuentes planted Cuban seeds, grew them …