Oct 16, 2023 | By David Savona

Carlos Fuente Jr. had never been to Greenwich, Connecticut before last week. After the night he had at Burning Tree Country Club, it’s likely that he’s going to come back soon.

“An Opus Xodus,” a cigar dinner and charity auction thrown on October 11 by The Tobacconist of Greenwich, sold out long in advance, with 150 cigar lovers sitting down to artisanal cocktails, a surf ‘n’ turf dinner and plenty of cigars made by Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia. in the Dominican Republic. Upon walking in, the guests each received a four-pack of smokable goodies: an Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Robusto; a Fuente Fuente OpusX Double Corona (a cigar once named Cigar of the Year); a Casa Fuente Lancero, a slim smoke that one can typically only find out in Las Vegas, at the Casa Fuente cigar lounge and bar; and a ForbiddenX Cigar in the Bottle, another rarity.  READ MORE