David Burney (@jdburney1)

Theme Week 39 Part 1 GRAND FINALE: Two Great Families and the Cuban Tragedy NOTE: For all prior 38 'theme' Weeks = https://gab.com/jdburney1/posts/112665852959054270 I have thoroughly enjoyed dedicating entire weeks to sampling each of the labels in my humidors. I have also enjoyed providing historical recaps of the various companies and cigar labels over these many weeks. The industry has such a rich heritage, and for those who simply love tobacco, there is always something more to learn and something new to enjoy. I hope y'all have enjoyed these 'theme' weeks as much as I have enjoyed posting this excursion into various series of cigar brands. Now that I have finished my 'theme' weeks, I am going to wrap up this little project with a few of the finest cigars in my humidors (with a paragraph for each one in the list). I also have included a BONUS TRIVIA at the end of this post. But first, on to the "grand finale": (1) Opus X The Lost City (very rare) (1) Opus X Pussy Juice (almost impossible to obtain) (1) Fuente Opus X Don Carlos Anniversario 2006 (totally impossible to find) (2) Fuente y Padron LEGENDS (one of each, extremely rare) (1) Padron Black #97 Maduro (a 'one and done' thus immediately extremely rare) (2) Padron 1926 Series 90 (Natural and Maduro) FIRST: The Opus X The Lost City has a very interesting history. The cigar is named after a 2005 film whose most memorable scenes were shot at Chateau de la Fuente, a tobacco farm where the legendary Fuente Fuente Opus X wrappers are grown. The movie by Andy Garcia is a tribute to the tragedies suffered by so many families when the murderous thieving communists confiscated the properties and businesses of what so many families had built for the prior century, pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into something for their progeny. But the communists stole everything, impoverished the entire country (for the last 65 years and still continuing), and tortured/raped/murdered the citizenry from whom they confiscated everything for 'the state', causing so many to flee to the freedom 70 miles away. Every dollar spent on Cuban cigars since 1960 has funded the communists' pockets in Cuba while the populace has remained totally impoverished for the last 65+ years (with no end in sight)! The Lost City was directed by Andy Garcia, and the Fuente Fuente Opus X The Lost City cigar was created by the Arturo Fuente Cigar Company to commemorate the film and benefit underprivileged children. "When we finished shooting the scene, I asked Carlito what he was going to do with the tobacco," Andy Garcia recalls. "He said if the tobacco was good, he'd use it. I suggested using it to make a cigar with the logo from The Lost City, and that the project would benefit his foundation." The cigar is distributed by Prometheus and God of Fire. A portion of the sales proceeds of Fuente Fuente Opus X The Lost City cigars goes to fund The Lost City Scholarship Fund. The mission of The Lost City Scholarship Fund is nurturing the future leaders of the Dominican Republic. SECOND: The Opus X Pussy Juice has two reviews at Halfwheel (7/4/2012 = https://halfwheel.com/review-opusx-pussy-juice/28625/ and 1/5/2015 = https://halfwheel.com/redux-opusx-pussy-juice/76488/). These cigars are only available from Carlito to friends and associates, so acquiring even just one of these cigars is practically impossible (except in a specialty box like selected "Impossible 13" boxes, but not all of those limited editions include a PJ). Of course, acquisition via acquaintances of Carlito must be kept in confidence since no one with access to these cigars would ever want to jeapordize their connection to the Fuente family and the producer's super-rare specialty cigars. It is interesting to note that there are three red Xs on the label, making the "Pussy Juice" a triple-X (rated?) cigar, LOL. (WOW! = https://gab.com/jdburney1/posts/114524311824141663 ) THIRD: Opus X Don Carlos Anniversario 2006, the very first limited production run of this tribute cigar, is no longer available, as noted in one of my earlier posts (https://gab.com/jdburney1/posts/111794965029437880), but if any exist anywhere in the world, they are squirreled away in the private collection of a handful of aficionados, such as my remaining 7 (now will be only 6) cigars from that single production released only once 15 years ago. Later limited production years may still be found, though anything labeled prior to 2019 is now basically impossible to find. Truly amazing = https://gab.com/jdburney1/posts/114529756364320511 Part 2 = https://gab.com/jdburney1/posts/114517502084368032