At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth and Robert Caldwell launched “The T Habano”. It’s the third installment under their collaborative brand “The T” which is produced at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Estelí, Nicaragua. The T Habano consists of a Habano Sun Grown wrapper over Nicaragua binder and filler. The cigar is available in […]
Cigar News: Room101 The Big Payback Maduro Launched at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth re-introduced a brand from the past that he had in his Room101 Cigars’ portfolio – the Room101 Big Payback Maduro. The Big Payback was a value-priced brand originally introduced back in 2014 by Room101 Cigars. It quickly became a successful line and eventually, a Connecticut Shade version […]
Cigar News: Room101 Doomsayer to Debut at 2019 IPCPR
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth and Room101 Cigars will unveil a new two-blend line known as Doomsayer. The Doomsayer will be released in both a Habano and Maduro blend. The Doomsayer Habano consists of an Ecuadorian Habano, Indonesian binder, and a mix of Nicaraguan, Honduran, and Pennsylvania Broadleaf fillers. Meanwhile, the Doomsayer […]
Cigar News: Room101 Farce Maduro Shipping in June
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Matt Booth’s Room101 Farce line is now getting a maduro. Today Booth announced the third blend of the FARCE line will be a San Andres Maduro offering. It will begin shipping this week and is expected to be a featured release for Room101 at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. In addition to the San Andres […]
Cigar News: Room101 10th Anniversary to Launch at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show
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Back in 2009, Matt Booth entered the cigar business with an off-shoot brand of Camacho Cigars known as Room101 Cigars. Now in 2019 he commemorates ten years of his cigar brand with the release of the Room101 10th Anniversary Cigar. The Room101 10th Anniversary cigar will come from AJ Fernandez’s factory in Estelí, Nicaragua. […]
2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #29: The T Toro
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“The T Toro is … unlike anything we have seen from the Room 101 portfolio – I found this cigar was also somewhat of a departure from the signature Caldwell profile.” Wrapper: Nicaraguan Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacalera Fernandez Toro: 6 x 52 Price: $11.50 Review: The T Toro (9/17/18) Appearances on […]
Cigar Review: The T Toro
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Early in 2017, Matt Booth announced he was ending his long-time partnership with Davidoff and his Room 101 brand of cigars. Davidoff had been handling both the production and distribution for his Room 101 Cigars brand. At the time, Booth announced he was taking a hiatus from the cigar industry. While many thought Booth would […]
Cigar News: Room 101/Cigar Dojo [untitled] Collaboration Announced
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Room 101 Cigars has become the latest company to team up with the Cigar Dojo to produce an exclusive cigar. Today both parties announced the Room 101 [untitled], a cigar that will be sold exclusively through JR Cigar beginning September 21, 2018. Room 101 [untitled] features a Mexican San Andrés wrapper that has a lighter-than-average Colorado […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Room 101 Cigars at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show
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Matt Booth and Room 101 Cigars were back for their second IPCPR since splitting from Davidoff early in 2017. Unlike last year, this year would feature some of the first Room 101 branded products since the split. And yes, the video games were back at the booth. For several years, Davidoff had been handling both […]
Cigar News: Hit & Run Part Deux (Rip & Dip) Launched at 2018 IPCPR
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Hit & Run, the first collaboration done with Robert Caldwell and Matt Booth, will have a sequel. At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the duo showcased Hit & Run Part Deux (Rip & Dip). It’s a cigar designed to be a bolder offering than the original Hit & Run. The cigar features what is described […]