Arturo Fuente Cigars Don Carlos Eye of the Shark

Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark

Blind Man's Puff · May 26, 2016

This year Carlos Fuente Sr. turned 80-years-old. It also marked the 30th birthday for his eponymous brand, Don Carlos. To celebrate the occasion, Arturo Fuente is releasing two cigars: the Don Carlos Eye of the Shark and the Don Carlos Private Reserve. Eye of the Shark is a smaller version of the company’s popular Shark size measuring 5 3/4 x 52 instead of the normal 5 5/8 x 54 made famous by the Añejo size. The Shark is noted for its peculiar shape which starts with a rounded belicoso-like tip but transforms into a square box-pressed foot. It was shown off at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show and part of Fuente’s show special. A special new blend from the Fuente Family, the Edición de Aniversario “The Man’s 80th,” “Personal Reserve,” and “ Eye of the Shark,” commemorates Carlos Fuente seniors 80th birthday and the 30th anniversary of the Arturo Fuente Don Carlos brand. Little has been released about the blend, but the Don Carlos line utilizes a sweet-spicy Cameroon wrapper and an all-Dominican filler blend grown at the famed Arturo Fuente farms in the Dominican Republic. The Don Carlos “Personal Reserve” & “ Eye of the Shark ” is believed to be a tweaked version of the regular Don Carlos line that was blended by Carlos Sr. for his own private use with a very special aged Cameroon wrapper. The “ Eye of the Shark,”cigars come box-pressed in the famous “Shark” Torpedo shape and the Personal Reserve is a round 5×50 Robusto. Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Factory: Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia Wrapper: Cameroon Binder: undisclosed Filler: undisclosed Size: 5.75Inches Ring Gauge: 52 Vitola: Belicoso MSRP: $11.25 Release Date: Oct. 12 2015