Well, apparently Casa Fuente was a trap!
I really hadn't been smoking a lot of the higher end A. Fuente smokes in a while. I'd have the occasional Añejo when I found one in one of my humidors, but mostly when it comes to Fuente, I have been smoking Best Seller Maduros (great sticks BTW) as I have been smoking other makers' offerings most frequently.
Well, being "reintroduced" so to speak to Fuente's best has reawakened my taste for them! I guess an entire week of smoking 2-3 (and sometimes 4-5) Casa Fuentes, Opus X, and Don Carlos sticks everyday will do that to you! Funny, because I hadn't been smoking any Opus X cigars for quite a while, and they weren't really blowing my hair back any longer.
Well... I'm fully back on the wagon! Here's today's purchases. Yes, I have lost my mind (again).
God of Fire:
Picked up a box of 3 2009 Carlito Double Robustos, and then 5 2010 Carlito Double Coronas, and 5 2010 Don Carlos Robustos.
Opus X:
Picked up a little Opus X Lost City 2013 LE goodness:
And...
The Arturo Fuente Destino Al Siglo sampler with the Prometheus Ebony Macassar travel humidor. I knew they made this to celebrate the 100th anniversary, but I had no idea that they only made 1000 of these (600 of this one and 400 in blue) This little humidor is actually REALLY nice - I didn't realize that it had a magnetic closure. Really impressed me. Well, the entire package really impressed me. It comes with a Fuente Documentary DVD, and two books - a biography of Carlos Sr. and another book called "Journey to Chateau de la Fuente". Opening this thing was an experience.
Here's a few pics:
Outer box:
DVD:
Inner box:
The books were under the inner box - they are nicer than I expected:
The travel humidor was in a velvet sleeve thing. This thing is really nice. And the magnetic closure is a cool little plus. I'll likely never take it anywhere, but it's nice. lol
Okay, and now to the important stuff - the sticks!
Inside the box are the following sticks:
One Fuente Fuente Opus X BBMF
Two Opus X "Tauros the Bull"
And one Don Carlos special anniversary edition double robusto
Oh, and the sticks are already well aged - they are supposed to already have
10 years on them (well, 11 I guess, they are from sometime in 1992).
This is a really cool package and all, but yes, I'm going to smoke these damn things... lol I don't believe in "collecting" what I won't smoke. :cbig:
Thanks for looking at this LONG picture heavy post. Hopefully I won't be posting too many more purchases for a little while! :dunno: