Fuente Updates Don Carlos Bands
It’s not entirely new, but it is a pretty big change.
Arturo Fuente has updated the bands on its Don Carlos cigars. The bands are similar to the previous Don Carlos bands, but feature a black background behind the main logo instead of red that normally sits behind it and other central elements of the band.
Looks like Fuente changed the bands on their Don Carlos line of cigars. I'm smoking one now, same great blend! pic.twitter.com/rlObrRTV1U
— Jack Schwartz Importer (@JSchwartzCigar) November 8, 2016
The new band debuted last year on two limited Don Carlos releases: Eye of the Shark and Private Reserve.
The company last updated the regular release Don Carlos band in 2011, adding the lower elements to the band.
The blend is named after Carlos Fuente Sr., the company’s longtime patriarch who passed away in August. It was his personal blend, using a Cameroon wrapper, Dominican binder and Dominican fillers.
Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. told halfwheel the band change was done in honor of his late father.
Don Carlos previously shared bands with the company’s Chateau, Gran Reserva and Hemingway lines.
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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