Carlos Fuente Sr. Passes

[CMontoya79]

Godspeed, Descanza En Paz.
Gracias por todo.

I'll pick out a good Fuente to light up in your honor.

 

[Old Smokey]

I just heard this. RIP Don Carlos and may God be with the Fuente Family.

 

[mmburtch]

Condolences to the Fuente Family.

 

[Not A Nice Person]

Fare forth brightly, Don Carlos.

I know what I'll be lighting in your honor tonight.

~Boar

 

[Eshaw99]

Looks like I'm burning down an Opus this evening in his honor.

 

[Eshaw99]

Here's the obit from the Cigar Aficionado website: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/death-of-a-legend-carlos-fuente-sr-18941

 

[57Strat]

Condolences to the Fuente Family. A true legend, RIP.

 

[MadMonk]

Godspeed.

 

[thinde]

Condolences to the family. The name is and always will be prominently represented in my cabinet.

 

[Eshaw99]

If anybody listens to The Cigar Authority podcast, on the latest episode Eric Newman spends several minutes at the beginning telling stories about Carlos Sr.. Worth a listen.

 

[Juanote]

By all accounts he was a fantastic human being and family man. He might also be the most important commercial torceador of the past 50 years considering the importance of the Hemingway line, as well as his other innovative limited release Opus smokes. As a blender he was subtle, smooth, traditional in the best possible way. I recently had a Don Carlos No. 2 with some age on it. What a fantastic, sublime smoke that was.

It's no secret that I'm a Fuente whore so this is a black day for me indeed. I hope they can keep the magic going without his steady hand on the family tiller. Don Carlos, you will be missed, and you will most certainly never be forgotten. Godspeed