Arturo Fuente W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary Debuts

Cynthia Fuente will be on hand this weekend to present the limited edition Arturo Fuente W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary cigar to customers of the famed Washington D.C. store.  The cigar is the third in a four part series honoring W. Curtis Draper’s 125th anniversary.

The Arturo Fuente W. Curtis Draper 125th Anniversary is a a classic 6 1/4 x 48 Hermosos No.2 vitola blended by Don Carlos Fuente Sr., father to both Cynthia and Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. The cigar uses the elder Fuente’s signature Cameroon wrapper over Dominican binder and fillers. There will be just 2,000 total cigars divided into 200 boxes of 10 Fuente Draper’s 125ths with pricing expected to be around $77.00 per box.

Update (October 6, 2012): A post by Carlito Fuente on the Cigar Family forum further clarified the blend:

The 125th Anniversary cigar is very similar to a Don Carlos Señor Blend but in a different profile. Unique but much deserved for Curtis Draper’s 125 years of celebrating life.

Earlier this week, W. Curtis Draper posted these photos of the cigars and boxes on their Facebook page:

Fuente will debut the cigar at Draper’s Washington D.C. location on Friday October 5 and visit the Bethesda location on October 6. Because the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland have different cigar taxes, pricing will be different at the two stores.

Earlier this year, W. Curtis Draper received the Cabaiguan WCD 120 REDUX from Pete Johnson’s Havana Cellars and La Aurora’s 100 Años. The fourth and final release will come from Padrón, yet as of now no release date has been finalized. Like Fuente, Johnson and La Aurora’s Guillermo León were on hand at both locations for the release of their respective cigars.

This is the second limited edition release honoring a retailer’s anniversary Fuente has made this year. Earlier in the year, Fuente released the Solaris honoring Smoke Inn’s 15th anniversary.