“This is a flavorful cigar from start to finish. If you smoked MQBA before, and wanted just a little more strength and body -the Torpedo size should more than satisfy.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Ecuadorian Country of Origin: Costa Rica Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica Torpedo: 6 x 52 Price: $15.60 Review: MQBA Torpedo […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Bombay Tobak
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One of the booths I was most excited to see was Bombay Tobak. Back in April, I had an opportunity to travel with company owner and president Mel Shah to Costa Rica to see the production operations where his brands were made. At the time, Mel was finalizing the details around his IPCPR releases, so […]
Cigar News: Bombay Tobak to Release MQBA Mayura
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Bombay Tobak is celebrating its 5 year anniversary, and the company is releasing a special cigar to coincide with the occasion. It’s an extension to the company’s MQBA brand and its called MQBA Mayura. The cigar will make its debut at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayura ( ma-yoo-ra ) means […]
Agile Cigar Review: MQBA Torpedo by Bombay Tobak
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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 […]
2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #5: MQBA Nikka by Bombay Tobak
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“MQBA Nikka proves to me that an Ecuadorian puro. can really work…it excelled in the most important category – flavor.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Ecuadorian Filler: Ecuadorian Country of Origin: Costa Rica Factory: Tabacos de Costa Rica Nikka: 6 1/2 x 42 Price: $12.00 Review: MQBA Nikka by Bombay Tobak (11/8/18) Appearances on Countdown (By Year/Company): 4 ((2015, 2016, 2017, […]
Cigar Review: MQBA Nikka by Bombay Tobak
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Just prior to the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak announced their third line known as MQBA. Bombay Tobak had great success in the past four years in developing its two prior brands: MBombay and Gaaja. MQBA was an ambitious project being taken on. First up, MQBA would be a line that would feature […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Bombay Tobak at the 2018 IPCPR
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2018 would be a big year for Mel Shah and Bombay Tobak as the company would launch a new brand known as MQBA. In a time when innovation is on the decline in the cigar industry, Shah and his company brought something a little different to the IPCPR Trade Show with MQBA. MQBA is made up […]
Prime Time Special Edition #35: Red River Valley Showdown w/ Mel Shah, MBombay Cigars
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It’s the Red River edition of Special Edition as Bear and Coop broadcast from “opposite sides” of the famed Red River… For this episode, 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. We will […]