Since Matt Booth departed Davidoff and came back from a brief “retirement,” he has been focused on building up his product portfolio. When he returned in 2017, Booth primarily focused on introducing new blends and lines, but that would all change in 2019 with the announcement of The Big Payback Maduro. The Big Payback is […]
Cigar Review: Room101 Farce Maduro Robusto
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When 2017 kicked off, it was a big year of change for Matt Booth and Room101 Cigars. At the time, Booth had split his production and distribution from Davidoff and was planning on taking a hiatus from the premium cigar industry. A few months later, as the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show came around, Matt Booth […]
The Blog: La Palina, Room101, Rocky Patel and Oliva Team Up for Cigar Lockdown II for June 18
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Back in April, La Palina Cigars teamed up with Room101 Cigars to debut a program called Cigar Lockdown. Now the two companies have teamed up again and this time have added Rocky Patel Premium Cigars and Oliva Cigars and will debut Cigar Lockdown II. It’s a virtual event designed to also help support brick and […]
Cigar News: La Palina and Room101 to Host “Cigar Lockdown” Event
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Tonight La Palina Cigars and Room101 Cigars will team up for a live virtual event called “Cigar Lockdown.” ]The event will support a program that the two companies have launched to help support brick and mortar tobacconists during the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 crisis has seen government orders that have resulted in some retail stores […]
Cigar News: Room101 to Re-release “Death Bucket”
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Room101 Cigars is re-releasing a limited edition cigar, it offered to retailers a few years ago. The cigar doesn’t have an official name, but has been referred to as the “Death Bucket.” The cigar is a re-release of one of the first projects Room101 brand owner did after returning to the cigar industry after a […]
Prime Time Episode 123: Matt Booth, Room101 Cigars
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Prime Time is back for a new decade – and we have the one and only Matt Booth of Room101 Cigars returning to Prime Time. 2019 was a big year for Matt at Room101 and we will catch up on all of the changes that happened there. Plus we will find out what makes Matt […]
Cigar News: Room101 Teams Up with Big Sixx for “The Dream” and “The Nightmare”
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Matt Booth’s Room101 Cigars has teamed up with Mid-Atlantic based musician Big Sixx for a pair of cigars called “The Dream” and “The Nightmare.” The two cigars will launch at Tinderbox Waldorf Maryland on January 18th in Waldorf, Maryland with Booth in attendance. The Dream features a Habano wrapper over a Criollo binder and a […]
Announcement: Prime Time Episode 123 – Matt Booth, Room101 Cigars
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Prime Time is back for a new decade – and we have the one and only Matt Booth of Room101 Cigars returning to Prime Time. 2019 was a big year for Matt at Room101 and we will catch up on all of the changes that happened there. Plus we will find out what makes […]
Cigar News: Room101 Shifts Distribution to La Palina
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Effective today, La Palina Cigars has taken over distribution for Room101 Cigars. This past weekend, word of this announcement unofficially surfaced. The announcement was confirmed this morning in statements by both parties to Cigar Aficionado. Previously, Room101’s distribution was handled by Down & Back LLC, the company owned and operated by Robert Caldwell of Caldwell […]
IPCPR 2019 Spotlight: Room101 Cigars
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This year Matt Booth and Room101 Cigars are celebrating ten years in the cigar business. For the past decade, Booth and Room101 Cigars have been a fixture at the IPCPR Trade Show. However, when it came to IPCPR 2019, it was without a doubt his most significant IPCPR to date. Not only did Booth come […]