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New World
Grown and blended outside Cuba — Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Ecuador and beyond. New World makers have redefined premium cigar-making with bold innovation and diverse microclimates.
Leaf Composition
Growing Region — Cibao Valley
Fine Dominican wrapper and filler; home to Tabadom and Tabacalera de García
The primary tobacco-growing valley in the Dominican Republic. Sheltered between mountain ranges, the Cibao produces fine Dominican wrapper and long filler leaf. Home to Tabadom (Davidoff) and Tabacalera de García (My Father). Arturo Fuente's Château Fuente estate sits in this valley.
Flavour Profile
producer baselineThe Brand
Family-owned since 1912. Founded by Arturo Fuente Sr., now led by 'Carlito' Fuente Jr. Operates Château Fuente farm — the first Dominican wrapper used in a premium cigar (Opus X, 1995).
Opus X: first Dominican wrapper cigar
Carlito Fuente Jr. releases Opus X — the first premium cigar ever made with Dominican Republic wrapper leaf. The Fuente family spent years cultivating the Château Fuente farm soil to grow viable wrapper. The cigar world is transformed. Opus X becomes one of the most coveted cigars ever made.
Factory fire destroys the Tampa facility
A devastating fire burns down the Tampa factory. Carlito Fuente Sr. refuses to give up, rebuilding the business in the Dominican Republic. This crisis ultimately leads to the family's greatest era.
Arturo Fuente Sr. founds the company in Tampa
Arturo Fuente Sr. starts rolling cigars in Tampa, Florida — then one of the world's great cigar-making cities. The company survives two factory fires and the decline of Tampa's cigar industry to become the most decorated independent cigar brand in the world.
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