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Cigar name: Casa Fuente cigars
aka: "Casa's"
Wrapper: Cameroon
Binder: ?? unknown
Filler: Casa Fuente blend (tweaked Opus X blend)
Released: 2005 @ CFC & Casa Fuente
Notes: From left to right:
1. Double Corona (7 5/8" x 49) ..... MSRP = $28 (no tax) x 25 per box = $700.00
2. Churchill (7" x 47) .................... MSRP = $25 (no tax) x 25 per box = $625.00
3. Pyramid #2 (6 3/8" x 52) ......... MSRP = $26 (no tax) x 25 per box = $650.00
4. Belicos Finos (5 5/8" x 52) ........ MSRP = $23 (no tax) x 25 per box = $575.00
5. Double Robusto (5 ¾" x 52) ...... MSRP = $22 (no tax) x 42 per box = $924.00
6. Corona Gorda (5 5/8" x 46) ....... MSRP = $18 (no tax) x 25 per box = $450.00
7. Robusto (5 ¼" x 50) ................. MSRP = $21 (no tax) x 25 per box = $525.00
"(no tax)" means that you will not pay any sales or tobacco tax on these items, it has already been built into the retail price of the cigars.
The Casa Fuente cigars are sold only at the Casa Fuente store (a joint venture of Robert Levin from Holts and the Fuentes), located in the Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
The blend originally started out as an Opus X blend, but was changed somewhat from that initial profile. It boasts a Cameroon wrapper grown from the original Cameroon seeds planted by Rick Meerapfel. Approximately 100 of these cigars were handed out at CFC 2005; they are also for sale exclusively at Casa Fuente (no Internet/phone orders).
The Double Corona and Pyramid #2 sizes were added to the Casa Fuente line in mid 2006. The Double Robusto size is the only Casa Fuente cigar that comes in a cedar wrap, and it was added in late 2006.
The original release of the Casa Fuente cigars came in boxes with black lettering on the top and front of the box; subsequent releases have this writing in gold.
There are other rare cigars for sale at Casa Fuente, in addition to the full line of Opus X, Añejo, and Hemingway (natural and maduro), and other Fuente-produced cigars and related paraphernalia.
Of note:
To further emphasize the Fuentes' position on the store's purpose, the Fuente family opted not to be financial partners in the venture. The store is a straightforward licensing deal, structured as a partnership between the Freys and Levin, who pay an annual royalty fee directly to The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation.
The Fuentes gain nothing more out of this venture than donations towards their philanthropic pursuits, a tribute to their family's heritage, and a presence to increase brand awareness - which they are confident will directly translate into sales for all Fuente retailers.
