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 […]
Mel Shah of Bombay Tobak joins us as special guest. We catch up with Mel of all of the happenings with MBombay. We also celebrate five consecutive years of daily publishing on Cigar Coop with the Top Five Cigar News Stories over the past five years. For reference on the segment we did on the Top Five News Stories, see […]
For Special Edition #6, Mel Shah of Bombay Tobak is our special guests. We will catch up on how things are going with MBombay and take a look at what Mel is planning for this year’s IPCPR Trade Show. THIS SHOW AIRS AT A SPECIAL DATE AND TIME: 6/27 9:15 PM EASTERN / 8:15 PM CENTRAL. We also will have […]
Bombay Tobak is adding a third size to its Gaaja Natural line in the form of a 5 x 54 box-pressed Robusto. The new size will be showcased at the 2017 IPCPR and shipped to retailers at the end of July. In a press release announcing the new Gaaja Natural Robusto, the company said, “Due to its compactness […]
Prior to the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Bombay Tobak, the maker of the MBombay brand of cigars announced an all-new brand known as Gaaja (pronounced : Gaa-ya). Released originally in a Toro, the Gaaja would be the first box pressed offering from Bombay Tobak. From a tobacco standpoint, a unique feature of this cigar is that it uses tobaccos from Paraguay, a […]
In 2016, Bombay Tobak, the company best known for its MBombay line introduced a new brand in its portfolio known as Gaaja. Gaaja was a project that Bombay Tobak owner Mel Shah had been working on for about three years. Not only would it be the compamy’s first box-pressed offering, but its blend would incorporate tobacco from […]
At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak showcased some extensions to its Gaaja blend. These extensions included an all new Gaaja Maduro offering as well as a box-pressed torpedo vitola to the original Gaaja blend. Today the company announced that these new offerings are now available for distribution to its authorized retailers. […]
“Bombay Tobak has produced some excellent blends, but by far this one is the company’s masterpiece.” Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut desflorado, Variety Hybrid Mejorado 2004 Binder: Ecuador HVA Seca Mejorada Filler: -Seco: Peru Hybrid Habano -Viso: Ecuador criollo 98, Paraguay Hybrid Habano 2000, Dominican Criollo 98. -Ligero: Dominican HVA Mejorado Country of Origin: Costa Rica Box […]
Gaaja, the second brand launched by Mel Shah’s Bombay Toback got some new extensions to the brand. First up, the company will add a maduro blend featuring a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper over the core Gaaja brand. In addition, a new box-pressed torpedo will be introduced into both the maduro and existing natural blends. The […]
The Gaaja (pronounced : Gaa-ya) is a new release that comes from Bombay Tobak, the maker of the MBombay brand of cigars. The cigar is the first box-pressed offering that is a part of the Bombay Tobak portfolio. The unique feature about this cigar is that it uses tobaccos from Paraguay, a country not known for […]
