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: 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, […]
Cigar Preview: Room 101 Connecticut (Part 4 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Room 101 Connecticut (615 vitola) One of the highlights of these year’s show was paying a visit to the Room 101 “room” in the Davidoff “booth”. The Room 101 brand was founded by Matt Booth who gained fame for making jewelry, accessories, and clothing for the Hollywood scene. Booth soon extended his “lifestyle” to include […]
Cigar Month in Review: June 2011
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June 2011 was certainly a busy-month in the cigar industry. Many cigar manufacturers and retailers are in the preparation stages for the 2011 IPCPR Trade Show. It is usually around this time when cigar manufacturers begin to release information about what they plan to unveil at the show. Independent of IPCPR, there is a ton […]
Cigar Preview: Room 101 LTD Namakubi
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Room 101 Cigars has posted information on their web-site about their third release, the Room 101 Namakubi. Details can be seen on the Room 101 Blog about the background of the cigar. It pays homage to Samurai culture. Cigar Aficionado also put information on this. Blend Profile Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Honduran Generoso seed Filler: […]
2011 Cigar Mock Draft
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Lately I’ve been trying to take this web-site into more of a hard-core direction in terms of cigar information. I’m not sure how successful this transition has been, but I’m trying. There are times where I realize I do need to take a step back and have a little fun. With tonight being the first […]
The Great Cigar Hoax
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Today was one of the premier cigar herfs in the world – the Great Smoke sponsored by Smoke Inn. The Who’s Who of the cigar industry was down in West Palm Beach. While I wasn’t there, I was keeping a keen eye. Suddenly, in the late afternoon, my text messages started going off with something […]
Event Recap: Matt Booth in Charlotte at Outland Cigars
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Cigar Coop and Matt Booth Matt Booth took Charlotte by storm as he was the guest of honor at a Room 101 Cigars event hosted by Outland Cigars. Matt had been scheduled to fly to Charlotte for this event back in December. Due to a family emergency, Matt had to fly back to the West […]
Matt Booth Rescheduled for Charlotte
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Matt Booth’s visit to Outland Cigars is back on. Matt will be at Outland Cigars in Charlotte, North Carolina on: Friday January 11, 2011, 5pm Location: 14815 John J Delaney Dr Suite 160 Charlotte, NC Matt’s original visit had to be rescheduled due to a Family Emergency. If you have not met Matt, he is […]