In 2019, Boutique Blends Cigars’ released the Aging Room Bin No. 2 line. As the name indicates, “Bin No. 2” is a follow-up to another release, the Aging Room Bin No. 1. The original Bin No. 1 was made in the Dominican Republic at Tabacalera Palma by Jochy Blanco. The Bin No. 1 got its […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Cigars Quattro Nicaragua Grande to Launch at TPE 22
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At the Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 (TPE 2021), Boutique Blends Cigars will introduce a new line extension to its popular Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua line. It’s a 60 x 6 version and it’s called Grande. Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua is a project that was done between Boutique Blends’ co-owner Rafael Nodal and AJ Fernandez. The […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 209 – Rafael Nodal, Tabacalera USA/Boutique Blends
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On Episode 209, we welcome back Rafael Nodal, Director of Product Capability and co-owner of Boutique Blends Cigars. We will catch up what’s been happening with Rafael himself, and get an update on the “great things that are happening” at Tabacalera USA and Boutique Blends. We’ll talk “Cuba Libre” in our Live True segment, and […]
Summer of ’21 Report: Boutique Blends Cigars
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In addition to his role as Director of Product Capability for Tabacalera USA, Rafael Nodal remains a co-owner of Boutique Blends Cigars. Both Tabacalera USA and Boutique Blends have been in a strategic partnership for the past four years where Tabacalera USA handles distribution for Boutique Blends. While Nodal has been doing great things on […]
Cigar News: Boutique Blends Releasing Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Rare Collection
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Rafael Nodal, co-owner of Boutique Blends, is teaming up again with AJ Fernandez to launch a new project called Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Rare Collection. As the name indicates, it is a cigar that features specially selected rare tobaccos. The cigars in the Aging Room by Rafael Nodal Rare Collection are 100% Nicaraguan puros. […]
Cigar Review: Oliveros Gran Retorno Habano Swing (2020) by Boutique Blends Cigars
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It’s hard to believe that it was back in 2013 when Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff rebranded their company Oliveros Cigars to Boutique Blends Cigars. At that time, Oliveros had recently launched two new brands – Aging Room and Swag. These two brands became the more popular brands in the Oliveros portfolio, so the decision […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua JR 50th Announced as Part of JR Cigar 50th Anniversary Series
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A different take on Boutique Blends Cigars’ Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua makes up the sixth installment of the JR Cigar 50th Anniversary series. While the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua is a box-pressed line, the Aging Room Nicaragua Quattro JR 50th is a rounded version. The cigar is based on the Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro, […]
Cigar Review: Oliveros Gran Retorno Maduro Swing (2020) by Boutique Blends Cigars
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The Oliveros Gran Retorno is a line of three blends offered by Boutique Blends Cigars. The name “Gran Retorno” means “Great Return.” When it comes to the Oliveros Gran Retorno, it’s actually a second “Great Return.” To understand this we need to go back into the history of Boutique Blends Cigars. Ten years ago, before there […]
Cigar Review: Oliveros Gran Retorno Connecticut Swing (2020) by Boutique Blends Cigars
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The Oliveros Gran Retorno is a line of three blends offered by Boutique Blends Cigars. Ten years ago, before there was a Boutique Blends Cigars, there was Oliveros Cigars. During the Oliveros Cigars’ days, the company launched two successful brands – Aging Room and Swag. These brands became the primary brands in the Oliveros portfolio, […]
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 22: Dolly vs. Diana
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For Prime Time Jukebox Episode 22, we introduce the first installment of our Music Debate Series – a head to head match with Dolly Parton vs. Diana Ross. We put two icons from the world of music against each other. We explore the history of these two women – and some of the parallels and […]