Boutique Blends co-owners Rafael Nodal and Hank Bischoff were guests on the 9/4/14 edition of Stogie Geeks. The duo talked about their four new releases that were just released at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, but also mentioned some other projects that are in the works for 2014 – including a second version of its […]
Cigar Conversation: Rafael Nodal of Boutique Blends
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The visit to the Boutique Blends booth at IPCPR is always one of the most entertaining. Company President Rafael Nodal does an outstanding job at combining passion and humor in his presentation to the media. 2014 is no exception as Nodal proudly unveiled his four releases for 2014. As Nodal explained, the bar was raised […]
Cigar News: Aging Room M20 ffortissimo (Cigar Preview)
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At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Boutique Blends Cigars will launch another cigar in what seems to be becoming a ffortissimo series. Like 2013’s Aging Room M21 ffortissimo , the Aging Room M20 will still be in a perfecto shape. The difference will be that this cigar will have a box-press and will now feature […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Bin No. 1 (Cigar Preview)
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Back in October we noted an appearance that Boutique Blends President Rafael Nodal made on the Cigar Authority Show in which he announced a project called Aging Room Bin No. 1. This past week, Cigar Insider broke some news on the specifics of the project. The Aging Room Bin No. 1 derives its name from […]
Cigar Review: Aging Room WildPack T248 (WP-1)
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Aging Room WildPack T248 (WP-1) It was almost a year ago when word surfaced from Boutique Blends Cigars about the Aging Room WildPack project. The concept gives cigar enthusiasts an opportunity to select what an upcoming release will be under the Aging Room Cigars line. The WildPack is sold in a ten count sampler pack […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Quattro F55 Adding ConcertoS Line Extension (Cigar Preview)
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This Aging Room Quattro F55 Concerto will get a slightly smaller counterpart with the ConcertoS Boutique Blends will be adding a sixth vitola to its Aging Room Quattro F55 line. The ConcertoS will be the first new vitola since the line was launched in 2012. Information on this line extension was first reported in the […]
2013 Cigar Year in Review: Best Aged Cigars for 2013
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For the third consecutive year, we list our best aged cigars for 2013. The purpose of this category is to look at some cigar lines that were released the previous year, and see the impacts of age on them. This year we extend the category to include ten cigars. 1) The cigars must have been […]
2013 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #14: Aging Room Maduro by Boutique Blends (Part 17 of Epic Encounters 2013)
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“When (company president Rafael) Nodal talked to the media at the 2013 IPCPR, you can see him beaming with pride when it came to the Aging Room Maduro. He knew he had a winner, and from smoking this cigar – it totally lives up to the expectations.” #14 – Aging Room Maduro by Boutique Blends […]
Cigar News: Aging Room Quattro T59 (Cigar Preview)
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Boutique Blends will be releasing its next installment in its Aging Room line. The Aging Room Quattro T59 will become the second box-pressed Aging Room Quattro. Information on this blend was reported December 3rd edition of the Cigar Insider. Follow-up information was released in a press release on December 9th. Cigar Insider originally reported Aging […]
News: Rafael Nodal Announces Aging Room Bin No. 1 Cigar for 2014
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Boutique Blends President Rafael Nodal was a guest on the 10/26/13 Cigar Authority Show and broke news for a 2014 project called the Aging Room Bin No. 1. On the show, Nodal said that,there is a small amount of tobacco that has been stored in a bin in their warehouse known as “bin number 1”. […]