Race to the Roses Sampler #5 — Full Effort

Race to the Roses Sampler #5 — Fulleffort — the fifth and final horse has entered the race. When the clock strikes midnight, the gate closes and the race is decided. Fulleffort is named for what it asks of you — and for what went into building it. This flight is not an afterthought. It's a closing statement.

What's Inside

(2) La Flor Dominicana Rare Finds
(2) God of Fire Don Carlos Double Robusto Tubo
(2) Arturo Fuente Añejo Shark
(2) Arturo Fuente Angel's Share Reserva D'Chateau
(2) Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9 Belicoso

The God of Fire Don Carlos Double Robusto Tubo — in the gold tube, a cigar made to honor Don Carlos Fuente Sr., the patriarch who built Arturo Fuente into what it is today. The Don Carlos line was his personal blend, and the God of Fire expression elevates it further — longer-aged tobaccos, tighter selection, a profile that earns the name it carries. The gold tube isn't decoration. It's protection for a cigar that deserves it.

The Arturo Fuente Añejo Shark — cognac-barrel aged, appearing in its third sampler this week because it belongs in every serious flight. The Shark is one of the most sought-after vitolas in the Añejo line — a torpedo shape with a pointed tip that concentrates flavor from the first draw. The cognac barrel aging imparts a subtle sweetness and depth that reveals itself slowly and without apology. If you've bought multiple samplers this week, you now have a vertical of Sharks. That's not an accident.

The Arturo Fuente Angel's Share Reserva D'Chateau — a rare offshoot of the iconic Opus X line featuring the legendary Dominican Rosado wrapper. The Reserva D'Chateau is the vitola that gives this tobacco the full length of time it wants, and asks you to do the same. This is not a cigar you rush. It's a cigar you clear your schedule for. It rewards patience the way only Fuente tobacco can.

The Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9 Belicoso — the cigar that defined what the Liga name would come to mean. Before the T52, before Unico, before the sprawling Liga universe that exists today, there was the No. 9. Blended originally for Jonathan Drew's personal use, it became the flagship that launched a movement. The Belicoso concentrates that blend into a vitola that punches above its size.

The La Flor Dominicana Rare Finds — present in every sampler this week. Not by coincidence. Litto Gomez's most experimental and limited work, produced in small batches and released without warning. A cigar that earns its name every time you light one. If you've backed all five horses, you now have ten Rare Finds. Use them wisely.

The Race

Five horses. Five days. The sampler with the most sales wins the race tonight, and every customer who backed it enters the draw for Pappy Van Winkle Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year ($800+). Purchase all five and your name is in regardless of the outcome.

The gate closes tonight. The race will be decided. Whatever you're going to do — do it before then.