It’s the Red River edition of Special Edition as Bear and Coop broadcast from “opposite sides” of the famed Red River… Tonight on Special Edition, Bear and Coop welcome back Mel Shah of MBombay. Mel’s coming into IPCPR with MQBA – one of the most unique cigar lines we have seen in some time. […]
MQBA is a new brand launched by Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak. Bombay Tobak is best known for the brands of MBombay and Gaaja. The MQBA launch marks Bombay Tobak’s foray into a single farm vintage release. The tobacco for MQBA comes from a farm in Ventana, Ecuador that the company has been leasing since 2008. As a […]
At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show and Convention, Mel Shah‘s Bombay Tobak is launching a new line called MQBA (pronounced em-kyoo-bah). It’s a unique project that will become part of the company’s regular production schedule. MQBA consists of four unique cigars, each consisting of 100% percent tobacco grown at the company’s farm in Ventana, Ecuador. […]
Earlier this year, Bombay Tobak released a torpedo size of its MBombay Classic. At the time, the MBombay Classic Torpedo was only available in a five size sampler. Now, the size is heading to regular production, as company President Mel Shah has announced the MBombay Classic Torpedo will be available in 25-count boxes beginning […]
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 […]
Note: The Cigar of the Year Countdown will not publish on Thursday January 18th, 2018. We will announce our winner for the Prime Time Award for Person of the Year. The countdown resumes on Friday January 19th with the unveiling of the #1 and #2 Cigars for 2017. “When Shah released Gaaja Natural last year, he […]
The MBombay Classic Torpedo is the newest vitola to be introduced to Bombay Tobak’s MBombay Classic line. This past November, the MBombay Classic Torpedo was made available to attendees at Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke event. This past week company owner Mel Shah announced the release of the MBombay Classic Torpedo. What is unique about this […]
Bombay Tobak has added a new line extension to its MBombay Classic line. The new MBombay Classic Torpedo is heading to cigar retailers. The new offering will be sold exclusively as part of a sampler consisting of Bombay Tobak’s MBombay and Gaaja brands. In a press release Bombay Tobak stated, “‘Figurados are always a challenge […]
Today we take a look at the Toro size of the Gaaja Maduro Toro by Bombay Tobak. Bombay Tobak is the company founded by Mel Shah. It is the company behind the MBombay line of cigars. In 2016, Shah brought an all-new brand into his portfolio known as Gaaja. Gaaja was a project that Shah had been […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak showcased a 5 x 54 box-pressed Robusto size to its Gaaja Natural line. The Gaaja was a new brand by Bombay Tobak that was released in 2016. Bombay Tobak is best known for its MBombay line of cigars. Gaaja would become Bombay Tobak’s first box-pressed cigar. The blend itself […]
