Room 101 LTD OSOK When Matt Booth and Camacho Cigars launched the Room 101 Cigars line in 2009, it was one of the most highly anticipated new lines by the cigar industry. While there were some good cigars done by Room 101, it was with the 2011 launch of the Room 101 Namakubi and the […]
Cigar Preview: Room 101 LTD OSOK (Room 101 LTD One Shot One Kill)
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Room 101 LTD One Shot One Kill (Room 101 LTD OSOK) Room 101 Cigars is getting ready to ship it’s fifth blend in the brand – the Room 101 OSOK (One Shot One Kill). 2011 was a breakthrough year for Room 101 Cigars. The brand realized a lot of the initial potential that was laid […]
2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown #7 Room 101 Namakubi (Part 24 of Epic Encounters)
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#7 Room 101 Namakubi The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown has reached the Select Seven. The best of the best are rising to the top of the list. At #10, we had a breakthrough cigar from Room 101 Cigars with the Room 101 Connecticut. Now we come to a second entry in the top […]
2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #10 Room 101 Connecticut (Part 21 of Epic Encounters)
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#10 Room 101 Connecticut The 2011 Cigar of the Year Countdown has now reached the Top Ten. As we begin the top ten, this cigar brings us to what I consider to be one of the standout Ecuadorian Connecticut Cigars of 2011. It also is what I would consider a break-thru cigar for Matt Booth […]
Cigar Review: Camacho Liberty 2011
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Camacho Liberty 2011 At the 2011 IPCPR, it was a very quiet year for Camacho Cigars. Outside of the Room 101 releases there was not a lot on display in the Camacho section for the Davidoff booth. The one cigar bearing the Camacho name that was still proudly on display was the latest in Camacho’s […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Room 101 Namakubi Pre-Release Sample (Part 41 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Room 101 Namakubi – Packaging 2011 has proven to be a big year for Matt Booth and his Room 101 line. This year, two new blends joined the Room 101 portfolio. At the 2011 IPCPR, I admit, I really got hooked on the new Room 101 Connecticut. In some ways this release caught me off-guard […]
Assessment Updates: Viaje Satori, San Lotano Habano, Room 101 Connecticut
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Over the past few months, I’ve done some Pre-Reviews which allow me to document my experiences with a cigar and provide my thoughts. Some of these were pre-releases are now available generally – and others are simply cigars I’ve had more of a chance to think of. I’ve decided to include a few of these […]
Cigar Preview: Camacho Liberty 2011 (Part 27 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Camacho Liberty 2011 At the 2011 IPCPR, outside of Matt Booth’s Room 101 line, it was a pretty quiet year for the core Camacho Cigars line. However, Camacho did unveil their annual release in the Liberty series – the Camacho Liberty 2011. The Camacho Liberty series follows a micro-batch concept. Each year Camacho releases a […]
Cigar Preview: Room 101 Conjura Edition Line Extension and Future (Part 26 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Room 101 Conjura Edition – Papi Chulo At IPCPR 2011, when I visited to Matt Booth’s “booth” at Davidoff, he gave us an insight into a new line extension to the Room 101 Conjura Edition as well as what is in store for that particular blend’s line. A new vitola is being added to the […]
Cigar Pre -Review: Room 101 Connecticut (Part 12 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Room 101 Connecticut – unbanded sample From talking to retailers and media, it seems as though a big theme for the 2011 cigar year has been the Connecticut/ Ecuadorian shade wrapper. There have been some very good Connecticut/ Ecuadorian shade wrapper cigars introduced this year including the E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut, J&D Temptation Claro, […]