For Episode 61 Matt Booth returned to Prime Time. While we will catch up on things since his return to the cigar industry as well as his new Room 101 Gin. Remember anything can happen when Boofy comes to Prime Time. On our Debonaire Ideal segment, we discuss what it was like to stay in […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 61 – Matt Booth, Room 101 Cigars – 8/2/18 10pm EST, 7pm PST
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For Episode 61 Matt Booth is coming back to Prime Time. While we will catch up on things since his return to the cigar industry – anything can happen when Boofy comes to Prime Time. We also will learn a little about Room 101 Gin – and of course we will have an […]
Cigar News: Caldwell and Booth to Launch The T Connecticut at 2018 IPCPR
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Room 101’s Matt Booth and Caldwell Cigar’s Robert Caldwell are once again teaming up with AJ Fernandez. At this year’s 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, the three are coming together to release The T Connecticut. This is a follow-up to the trio’s first collaboration, The T. While the original The T was a Nicaraguan puro, The […]
Cigar News: Room 101 Farce Connecticut Launching at 2018 IPCPR
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Matt Booth will launch his second Room 101 branded cigar since his return, the Room 101 Farce Connecticut. The Room 101 Farce Connecticut features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers. Like the original Room 101 Farce, it is produced at Tabacalera William Ventura in Tamboril, Dominican […]
Cigar News: Room 101 Farce Heads for Full Launch
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The Room 101 Farce, the first Room 101-branded project by Matt Booth since returning from a short hiatus from the cigar industry, is getting ready for its full launch. It’s a cigar that some folks have had a sneak preview of already. Booth started circulating a pre-release of the 6 1/4 x 54 Toro size […]
Cigar Review: Hit & Run Corona Gorda
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Hit & Run is one of two collaborations released in 2017 by Matt Booth and Robert Caldwell. Booth is best known as the owner of the Room 101 lifestyle brand, which includes cigars. For Booth, these two collaborations marked a return to the cigar industry after a brief hiatus. In January 2017, Booth announced he […]
Cigar News: Matt Booth’s Room 101 Farce to Have Soft Launch in Arizona
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Matt Booth’s first Room 101 branded line since his separation from Davidoff will be hitting the stores for a soft launch. Today Booth announced the new Room 101 Farce will have a soft-launch at four cigar events in Arizona starting Weds. 2/28. 2017 was a year of change for Booth. That year started with him […]
Cigar News: Caldwell, Fernandez, and Booth Collaboration Gets a New Name
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As the collaboration between Robert Caldwell, AJ Fernandez, and Matt Booth heads to retailer shelves, the project has a new name – “The T”. Just prior to the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Booth announced his return to the cigar industry with a couple of collaborations. The first was Hit & Run, a collaboration with Robert Caldwell […]
Cigar Coop Prime Time Special Edition #12: The HK Era at Davidoff
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For Special Edition #12, we look back at the Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard era at Davidoff. Hoejsgaard recently departed Davidoff after seven years as its CEO, but not without making an impact and making history. We also pay homage to the late Frank Vincent and discuss Bear’s recent visit to Houston following last month’s Hurricane. The following are two previous interviews […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Matt Booth at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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On the eve of the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, came word that Matt Booth’s brief hiatus from the cigar industry was over and that he would be teaming up with Robert Caldwell (whom Matt refers to as “Rosewood”) for two cigar lines. Booth was in attendance at the Trade Show showcasing both of the lines. Matt would split […]