CUESTA-REY CABINET SELECTION

The Cuesta Rey Cabinet Selection was introduced to the United Stated in 1958. In the beginning, the Cabinet Selection consisted of only one cigar, the Cuesta Rey # 95. The # 95 was extremely popular as it was one of the first premium cigars to be rolled using genuine African Cameroon Wrapper or (ACW). Because of the almost immediate success of the # 95, Stanford Newman added three more sizes to the Cabinet Selection, the # 8-9-8; # 1 and # 2. The Cuesta Rey Cabinet Selection consisted of these four cigars until 1986 when under the direction of Stanford Newman, Tabacalera A Fuente in the Dominican Republic made the first new size in over 20 years, the Cuesta Rey # 1884.



The # 1884 was the first Cuesta Rey Cabinet Selection cigar to be rolled with Connecticut Shade wrapper. It has taken thirteen years to add another size to the popular Cabinet Selection, The Cuesta Rey Cabinet # 47. Blended by Carlos Fuente Sr. and available in either African Cameroon Wrapper (ACW) or Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Wrapper the # 47 is another successful addition to the storied Cuesta Rey Cabinet selection.

Today, the six sizes of the Cabinet Selection are all handmade in the Dominican Republic by Tabacalera A. Fuente under the supervision of Carlos Fuente Sr. and his son, Carlos Fuente Jr.

Using only the finest aged tobaccos and adhering to the exacting standards demanded by Tabacalera A. Fuente, the Cuesta Rey Cabinet Selection is sure to maintain its position as one of the Worlds' best selling handmade cigars.

Cuesta-Rey Centenario Series

The year was 1884 when a young Spanish immigrant, Angel La Madrid Cuesta, first opened a small, handmade cigar factory. In just a few short years, Senor Cuesta earned a reputation as being one of the great handmade cigar craftsman of his day. He was soon joined by Peregrino Rey and together they founded the renowned CUESTA-REY heritage of premium quality cigars.

Today more than a century later, Senor Cuesta's commitment to cigar excellence is commemorated with the Cuesta Rey Centenario Collection, Handmade by the world famous Tabacalera A. Fuente in the Dominican Republic.

What makes the Cuesta Rey Centenario Collection so exceptional is the expert craftsmanship, as well as the smooth, rich flavor of these fine imported cigars.


Every Cuesta Rey cigar is 100% handmade just the way Senor Cuesta would have made them in 1884. This is why each cigar is made firm and solid, while still providing an easy "draw".

The Cuesta Rey Centenario Collection uses only the finest aged long filler tobaccos which are skillfully blended with Dominican Binder tobacco. This "bunch" is then hand-rolled with either Connecticut Shade "natural" or Connecticut Broadleaf Sun Grown dark "maduro" wrapper tobaccos. These "Vintage" wrapper tobaccos are aged for an average of five years before they are sorted for their color, texture, and overall quality. Only the finest wrappers survive this painstaking grading process, these superior quality wrappers are then given to the master cigar rollers who skillfully roll them with the bunches carefully created with their rolling partners.

Finally every Cuesta Rey Centenario Collection cigar is aged inside a special cedar lined humidor for 120 days. It is at this point that the various individual tobaccos in the cigar become one smooth, compatible blend. The result is a consistently superb tasting cigar - one that would make Senor Cuesta so very proud.