Following the enormous success of the original Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua, Rafael Nodal and A.J. Fernandez compose a Sonata to follow it up. That Sonata is made of tobacco leaves and its the blend that lands at #12 on the Countdown.
While we gave away one Romeo y Julieta Prize Pack by Tabacalera USA for December 2023, we have awarded a second one from the contest entries! We have the drawing in the embedded video below! Thanks to Tabacalera USA and thanks to everyone who entered!
We have a winner for our Romeo y Julieta Gift Pack Giveaway.
At the Total Products Expo 23, Altadis U.S.A. introduced a line known as the H. Upmann The Banker Daytrader. Daytrader is a small batch extension of the H. Upmann The Banker line. The Banker pays homage to the original brand founder, Herman Upmann, a German banker who went to Havana, Cuba, in 1844 and invested […]
Tonight we announced the winner of our H. Upmann Prize Pack by Tabacalera USA. We have the drawing in the embedded video below! Thanks to Tabacalera USA and thanks to everyone who entered!
If you follow Cigar Coop, you have probably noticed we have greatly reduced coverage of single-store and event-only cigar releases. While I understand the importance of these releases in terms of manufacturer and retailer relationships, the interest levels simply have not been there with our audience. There still are some attractive candidates to cover, and […]
Options to smoke have been shrinking in Las Vegas, but on the Las Vegas Strip, there is a new cigar bar that has opened at Paris Las Vegas. On November 2, Montecristo Cigar Bar had its grand opening, bringing the second Montecristo branded cigar bar to the Last Vegas strip. “Cigar enthusiasts can now visit […]
Prime Time Special Edition is back, and tonight, we are honored to welcome back the one and only Rafael Nodal. He is the Director of Product Capability for Tabacalera USA and the co-founder of Aging Room Cigars. Bear and Coop will smoke the new Aging Room Nicaragua Quattro Sonata – the sequel to the highly […]
Back in 2017, Boutique Blends Cigars entered into a strategic agreement with Altadis U.S.A. where Altadis would handle the company’s distribution and co-owner Rafael Nodal would become the Director (now Vice President) of Product Capability at Altadis U.S.A. One could easily say this has been one of the most successful strategic partnerships in the cigar […]
We have a winner for our Montecristo Prize Pack. The drawing is shown in the video below. Congratulations to Keith Webber who is our winner. A note for all on contests going forward: You must respond to an email to claim your prize within 24 hours. If we don’t respond with a confirmation, that means […]
