OpusX La Edición de la Sociedad Previewed at PCA 2024

At last month’s 2024 PCA Convention & Trade Show, Manny Iriarte Enterprises began taking orders for its new, exclusive OpusX cigar.

It’s called the Fuente Fuente OpusX La Edición de la Sociedad, a cigar made by Arturo Fuente that the company showed off for the first time last summer. Unlike last year, when the cigar was just simply shown off, this year, the company began taking orders. OpusX La Edición de la Sociedad is debuting in a single 6 1/4 x 49 size. Blend information has not been disclosed, though Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. has said that it is a “a unique and extremely limited Opus Blend. Different and (e)Xtremely impressive richness and intensity.”

The company has declined to set an MSRP, the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, for the cigar. Using industry-standard margins, it would appear that the cigar should be priced at $90 before taxes. That said, it’s quite common for retailers to mark up OpusX cigars beyond the industry standard margin.

What was shown off at PCA 2024 appears to be identical to what was on display at PCA 2023. The cigars are packaged in 20-count boxes that contain two trays of 10 cigars. These boxes are decorated using a blue and yellow color scheme that is present on many other products from Manny Iriarte Enterprises.

The company says it hopes to have the cigars on shelves in late 2024, though a firm date has not been set. Like many other OpusX cigars, this is a “regular production” release, though production is unlikely to meet demand. For those wondering, additional sizes are planned for 2025.

This cigar is part of The OpusX Society, a project between Manny Irirate Enterprises and Arturo Fuente, which owns the OpusX brand. Iriarte—the person—has been a frequent collaborator with Arturo Fuente, including on the company’s collaborations with Hublot. He is also credited with designing the OpusX 20th Anniversary Celebration packaging and a line of S.T. Dupont accessories that launched alongside the release. In 2021, he launched The OpusX Society, which produces its accessories as well as special Fuente-themed version of Elie Bleu accessories.