Quote Originally Posted by droy1958 View Post
I can't remember if it was a box or bundle, but I purchased the President size back in the late 1990's. They were a solid milder smoke....

In the early 1980s, Arturo Fuente was a sleepy company, famous for their Curly Head cigars but they built a new factory in the Dominican Republic just as this country emerged as the leading producer of (non-Cuban) cigars in reputation and popularity. The mild Dominican (olor) cigars were the rage but quality sticks were expensive and bundles were inferior. La Unica filled that void.

Fuente overhauled and improved their own brand and used their excess capacity for contract work like La Unica and Ashton (introduced about the same time). Retailers flocked to Fuente who was making quality cigars across the spectrum from budget to premium.

I'm talking out loud on memory lane...

I'm halfway finished with the 2013 Gurkha Signature Collection Double Toro that I didn't get to smoke last night and on the Good-Bad Gurkha it's halfway, but not all the way, bad. Coupled with some Pinon coffee (light) courtesy of @Chico.Ortiz108.