Saturday, June 16, 2007
Arturo Fuentes: Head of the Family
Arturo Fuentes: Head of the Family: "In our culture, hearing someone say “head of the family” often makes people think of Vito Corleone: images of Marlon Brando fill our head, our voices deepen and our stomachs pang with an unflinching desire to eat a cannoli… or twelve. “Head of the family“ reminds so many of us of The Godfather. This is, of course, unless we are cigar fans. Then, “head of the family” garners up a whole different image. Sorry Vito… er, Mr. Corleone, but, when it comes to tobacco, there is another family heads above you.
For lovers of the leaf, the title of “head of the family” belongs to Arturo Fuente; they are arguably the most famous cigar family in the entire world. If every tobacco grower in the world were kin, Arturo Fuente would be their patriarch.
To truly get to know the Arturo Fuente family, we must travel back to 1800 Cuba, to a time when tobacco growers were not only cultivating tobacco, but they were also cultivating a new way of life."
For lovers of the leaf, the title of “head of the family” belongs to Arturo Fuente; they are arguably the most famous cigar family in the entire world. If every tobacco grower in the world were kin, Arturo Fuente would be their patriarch.
To truly get to know the Arturo Fuente family, we must travel back to 1800 Cuba, to a time when tobacco growers were not only cultivating tobacco, but they were also cultivating a new way of life."
