Arturo Fuente: Since 1912

BESCHRIJVING

Humble, resilient and strong, the Arturo Fuente family is all that and more. Their story begins with Don Arturo Fuente pursuing the American Dream, leveraging his cherished Cuban artisan strengths, then continues with his son, Don Carlos Fuente Sr. grandson, Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr., and his sister, Don Arturo's granddaughter, Cynthia Fuente. Waiting in the wings: the emerging fourth generation.

The pleasure of smoking and the comfort, solace and camaraderie of a great cigar have been a source of enjoyment for centuries. Fuente OpusX, the first ever commercially viable pure Dominican grown and rolled puro - and its remarkable resulting contribution to the evolution of modern cigars.

Richly illustrated with exclusive photography by Ian Spanier, Arturo Fuente: Since 1912 is written by author and cigar aficionado Aaron Sigmond. It celebrates the accomplishments of the past three generations of the Fuente family, their cigars and how their last name, and the OpusX brand, have become synonymous with worldly epicureans. With contributions from actor-director Andy García and Ciro Cascella, the executive president of Tabacalera A. Fuente, this book pays homage to the cigar as a timeless passion, and to the Fuente family.

Finished with authentic hand-tipped cigar bands and presented in a handmade clamshell box, this oversized hand-bound book is a must-have for any cigar connoisseur, especially Arturo Fuente aficionados.

DETAILS

• 240 pages

• more than 125 illustrations

• the English language

• Released February 2023

• W 15.4 x L 18.5 x D 3 inches

• Handmade volume in a faux leather clamshell

• ISBN: 9781649801043

• 17.0 lbs.

OVER DE AUTEUR

Aaron Sigmond, an internationally recognized authority on cigars, has been traversing the cigar world, both personally and professionally, for over 30 years. At the time, he was the founding editor of Smoke magazine and The Cigar Report, as well as an associate of Maxim, the contributing cigar editor of Playboy magazine, and the author of Playboy: The Book of Cigars. Sigmond's previous books for Assouline include Bulova: A History of Firsts (2018), The Impossible Collection of Cigars (2019), and Accutron: From the Space Age to the Digital Age (2020).

VAKMANSCHAP

De Ultimate Collection van Assouline is een eerbetoon aan de kunst van het maken van luxe boeken. Met de hand gebonden met behulp van traditionele technieken, met gekleurde platen met de hand getipt op papier van kunstkwaliteit, draagt ​​elke pagina van deze serie in beperkte oplage de unieke afdruk van de ambachtsman. De Ultimate Collection behandelt een scala aan onderwerpen, van sieraden en mode, beeldende kunst en de 'Impossible Collections', en cureert cultuur van over de hele wereld en door de eeuwen heen. Deze boeken, genesteld in linnen clamshell-presentatiekoffers, trekken verzamelaars, liefhebbers van de gedrukte pagina en degenen die de cultuur van onze tijd verslinden. Deze unieke boeken, die een nieuw niveau van verfijning aangeven voor echte kenners, zijn kunstwerken op zich.