Back in the cigar smoking craze of the 90′s I remember the most sought-after cigar in my neck of the woods was the Arturo Fuente Short Story. Trying to find these little gems was damn near impossible here in NYC. Even ordering them on-line was very difficult to say the least. Thankfully over time finding a Short Story has become a bit easier, and while they no longer have that mystique about them I like to reach for them from time to time.

At IPCPR it was announced that Fuente was releasing the Short Story in a Maduro format. The release which is limited to 1,000 boxes has begun to ship to stores. It follows in the footsteps of others in the Hemingway line, so there is hope that these will be a regular limited edition yearly release.

The story on the Fuente Hemmingway according to Carlos Fuente Jr….