“This is a flavorful cigar from start to finish. If you smoked MQBA before, and wanted just a little more strength and body -the Torpedo size should more than satisfy.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Ecuadorian Country of Origin: Costa Rica Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica Torpedo: 6 x 52 Price: $15.60 Review: MQBA Torpedo […]
Just prior to the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Bombay Tobak introduced its fourth brand in its portfolio known as M.Esteli. M.Esteli would be a very different release compared to the other brands in the Bombay Tobak portfolio. First, M.Esteli is a cigar that was intended to be a bolder offering. Second, M.Esteli is intended to […]
One of the booths I was most excited to see was Bombay Tobak. Back in April, I had an opportunity to travel with company owner and president Mel Shah to Costa Rica to see the production operations where his brands were made. At the time, Mel was finalizing the details around his IPCPR releases, so […]
Bombay Tobak is celebrating its 5 year anniversary, and the company is releasing a special cigar to coincide with the occasion. It’s an extension to the company’s MQBA brand and its called MQBA Mayura. The cigar will make its debut at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayura ( ma-yoo-ra ) means […]
Bombay Tobak is preparing to launch its newest brand, M.Esteli. It’s a cigar that is intended to be a fuller, stronger offering in the Bombay Tobak portfolio while maintaining a balance of flavor and strength. Produced in Costa Rica, M.Esteli is highlighted by a Habano 2000 wrapper grown on the company’s farm in Ventana, Ecuador […]
Over the past few years, cigars produced in Costa Rica have performed extremely well on Cigar Coop as evidenced by the performance ratings over the years. When the opportunity presented itself to visit the Tabacos de Costa Rica factory located in Costa Rica, I was quite intrigued to find out why these cigars were consistently […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
“MQBA Nikka proves to me that an Ecuadorian puro. can really work…it excelled in the most important category – flavor.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Ecuadorian Country of Origin: Costa Rica Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica Nikka: 6 1/2 x 42 Price: $12.00 Review: MQBA Nikka by Bombay Tobak (11/8/18) Appearances on Countdown (By Year/Company): 4 ((2015, 2016, 2017, […]
Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak announced their third line known as MQBA. Bombay Tobak had great success in the past four years in developing its two prior brands: MBombay and Gaaja. MQBA was an ambitious project being taken on. First up, MQBA would be a line that would feature […]
2018 would be a big year for Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak as the company would launch a new brand known as MQBA. In a time when innovation is on the decline in the cigar industry, Shah and his company brought something a little different to the IPCPR Trade Show with MQBA. MQBA is made up […]
