Ditka 89 – photo linked from Camacho Cigars Facebook page Camacho Cigars posted a picture of some new packaging on their Facebook page for what is being called the Ditka 89 Edition. According to the post, this cigar is scheduled for release in late November and early December. Over the course of the past year, […]
Cigar Review: Room 101 Serie HN (Honduras)

Room 101 Serie HN Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Room 101 Cigars launched the Room 101 Serie HN. This cigar marks the tenth blend to be produced by Matt Booth‘s Room 101 brand. This cigar is intended to be a core line. For the past few couple of years, the Room 101 […]
Cigar Review: Camacho Criollo (2013)

Camacho Criollo Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Camacho Cigars launched a major campaign known as the “bold standard”. It was described by Camacho as “the most brazen move in their nearly 50 year history”. This campaign not only involved rebranding their cigars with a new logo and new packaging, but it also […]
Assessment Update: Room 101 Big Delicious

Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide an […]
Cigar Preview: Camacho Blackout Limited Edition 2013

Camacho Cigars will be launching a new limited edition cigar called the Camacho Blackout Limited Edition 2013. This marks the brand’s first new line since its rebranding “Bold Standard” campaign was launched last month. The Blackout Limited Edition 2013 will be launched in five sizes. The cigars will be available for pre-order at the 2013 […]
Cigar Preview: Room 101 Master Collection One

Room 101 Master Collection One (Photo from Room 101 Cigars) Room 101 Cigars has officially unveiled the first cigar of their Master Collection series – the Master Collection One cigar. Back in February, we broke news of this upcoming limited edition cigar series by Room 101 cigars. The Master Collection One will be launched at […]
Cigar Preview: Room 101 Serie HN (Honduras)

As we reported back on 6/13/13, Room 101 is launching its Room 101 Serie HN. The HN is short for “Honduras” – which represent sthe country of origin of Criollo wrapper of this cigar. The cigars are now getting ready to ship to retailers nationwide. This will be a cigar that will be showcased by […]
2013 IPCPR Trade Show Preview Part 3: Spotlight on Five Entities “Telling a Story”

Welcome to our 2013 IPCPR Trade Show Preview. We are providing a preview into the cigar industry’s biggest event – the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show that begins on July 14th. Over the next few weeks, we’ll have a weekly preview from an industry standpoint. In between, expect lots of announcements and previews from the manufacturers. Today […]
Cigar Review: Ditka Throwback by Camacho Cigars

Ditka Throwback by Camacho Cigars The Ditka Throwback is the fourth release in Mike Ditka’s line of cigars made by Camacho Cigars. It was prior to the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show where Camacho Cigars announced it had entered in a partnership agreement with NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka to produce a new series of cigars. The […]
News: Room 101 HN (Honduras) Coming Soon
Room 101 HN (Honduras) (Photo Credit – Room 101 Facebook) The Room 101 Brand posted a picture of five vitolas of a new cigar called the Room 101 HN (Honduras). While there was no information on the cigar, the caption read “Sneak peek of the new Room101 HN (Honduras), announcement coming soon…” The cigars […]