Monthly Archives: December 2023

Fuente y Padrón Legends, the collaborative project between Arturo Fuente and Padrón, will not be heading to stores this year. In late November, Arturo Fuente shipped the first 750 boxes out of the roughly 2,000 that were made to the U.S. Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. announced the shipment on social media. In the two weeks since, it became apparent that there was an issue that prevented the first batch of cigars—which are expected to be distributed by Padrón—from being released.

As it turns out, some of the boxes in one of the two shipping containers arrived to Tampa damaged. The two companies say that they will delay the release and inspect each box individually, which necessitates the delay.The two companies have yet to offer an updated schedule for the initial shipment of Legends to retail outlets; all that is known is that it won't happen in the current month. Additionally, there is still no fresh information regarding pricing, blends,