Room 101 Daruma At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth of Room 101 Cigars officially launched his seventh blend, the Room 101 Daruma. The name Daruma continues the theme of Japanese culture that was started with the Room 101 Namakubi. Daruma is the Japanese name for the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma – considered to be […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Zino Platinum Ten Toro X by Davidoff
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Zino Platinum Ten Toro X by Davidoff Prior to the 2012 IPCPR Convention, Davidoff of Geneva announced a new blend being added to its Zino line. This cigar is meant to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Zino line. The cigar has been dubbed the Zino Platinum Ten. The cigar is intended to be a […]
Cigar Review: Camacho Liberty Series 2012
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Camacho Liberty 2012 The first half of 2012 had been quiet for Camacho Cigars, but prior to the IPCPR they shipped their annual limited release, the Camacho Liberty Series 2012. Each year for the Liberty Series, Camacho puts forward a different blend and may vary the size. There is a limited allocation of these […]
Cigar Preview: Davidoff White Edition 2012
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Davidoff White Edition 2012 – photo linked fromDavidoff Cigars Facebook page Davidoff Cigars has unveiled their latest cigar in their limited edition series, the Davidoff White Label 2012 Robusto Gordo. Davidoff has long been engaged with limited edition cigars. Davidoff’s history in this area can be traced back to 1997 with the launch of the […]
Cigar Conversation: Matt Booth of Room 101 Cigars (Part 5 of the 2012 IPCPR Conversation Series)
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For those who have accused Cigar Coop of being a little too serious, hopefully this video lightens things up. At the same time, we are proud to publish this cigar conversation on the two year anniversary of Cigar Coop. In this video we have a conversation with Matt Booth of Room 101 Cigars. Logistically, this […]
Cigar Preview: Avo 25th
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Avo 25th Grand Piano Humidor Avo Cigars has announced a new limited edition cigar to commemorate brand ambassador Avo Uvezian’s 25 years in the cigar industry. The cigar is called the Avo 25th. The cigar was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The cigar is packaged in a unique grand piano shaped humidor. Each […]
Cigar Preview: Zino Platinum Ten Toro X
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Cigar Aficionado and his companion publication Cigar Insider have both reported that Davidoff of Geneva is unveiling a commemorative cigar for its Zino Platinum line. This cigar has been dubbed the Zino Platinum Ten Toro X. 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the Zino Platinum brand within Davidoff. Zino Platinum line was established to go […]
Cigar Preview: Camacho Liberty 2012
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Camacho Cigars has announced on its 2012 installment of its Liberty Series, the Camacho Liberty 2012. A big change from prior years is that the Camacho Liberty 2012 will be an all Corojo-blend of 2008 tobacco grown from the same lot. This marks a change from previous years in which the tobaccos have come from […]
Cigar Review: Room 101 San Andres
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Room 101 San Andres The Room 101 San Andres is a new core line being offered from Matt Booth’s Room 101 Cigars. It will be offered as a new core line to the brand. It also marks the sixth blend released by Room 101 and fourth in the past twelve months. As the name indicates, […]
Cigar Review: Avo XO Presto
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Avo XO Presto In the past few years, much of the new releases from Avo Cigars have been built around the annual limited edition releases. However, it sometimes is easy to forget that Avo Cigars’ has a pretty solid core line. In this assessment we go back and explore one a cigar blend that has […]