Los Statos Deluxe Limited Edition, a masterful collaboration created by Matt Booth, Justin Andrews and William Ventura will ship to retailers on March 1. A total of 3,000 boxes have been produced and the blend will be retired after its release. The trio of cigar virtuosos embarked on a quest for perfection when developing the Read more about Cigar News: Los Statos Deluxe Limited Edition to Ship on March 1[…]
LNF La Whatever Habano, the “blendchild” of boutique cigar pioneers Robert Caldwell and Matt Booth is relaunching today exclusively on Cigora and is hitting the site with new packaging to boot. The limited edition four-country blend goes live on Cigora in three sizes and comes in a new, ten-count box format. Robert Caldwell commented: “La Read more about Cigar News: Rebranded Booth X Caldwell Collab – “LNF LA WHATEVER HABANO” – Launches as Cigora Exclusive[…]
For those that follow Room 101 and Matt Booth, you know that his Room 101 Cigar brand was acquired by General Cigar Co. in June of 2022. It took only 5 months after the Acquisition, for General to start shipping the 4th rendition of the Room 101 Farce known as the Farce Nicaragua. The blend Read more about Cigar Review: Room 101 Farce Nicaragua Toro – Rated 94[…]
Room101 originally released Daruma in 2012 as a follow up to Namakubi to reflect the authentic heartbeat of the Room101 cigar collection. Nearly a dozen years later, Daruma is back to begin a new chapter of perseverance and good fortune. For those of you who aren’t up on Japanese talismans, a Daruma is a small Read more about Cigar News: Room 101 Resurrects Revered Daruma Blend[…]
Today I would like to talk about the second of three new Sancho Panza offerings – the Double Maduro. Back in July, General Cigar announced that the entire Sancho Panza line has been modernized and the brand’s three updated collections have begun shipping. The revamping of the line was a collaboration between Matt Booth, Justin Read more about Cigar Review: Sancho Panza Double Maduro Robusto – Rated 91[…]
Back in July, General Cigars announced a complete rebranding of the Iconic Sancho Panza line. As part of this re-launch, the team at General Cigar brought in another Iconic figure in the industry – Matt Booth – to work on the project. In the end, there are now three Sancho Panza blends on the market: Read more about Cigar Review: Sancho Panza The Original – Robusto – Rated 91[…]
The entire Sancho Panza line has been modernized and the brand’s three updated collections have begun shipping this week. Matt Wilson, senior brand manager of Sancho Panza said: “Sancho Panza has always been a dependable, tried and true smoke, where the first puff is the same as the last. Cigar culture has evolved and so Read more about Cigar News: Watch Out For The Revamped Sancho Panza[…]
Los Statos Deluxe has gotten an extreme makeover at the hands of Matt Booth, Justin Andrews and STG’s Honduran blending team. The new line is being crafted at STG’s HATSA factory in Danlí, Honduras, and opens a new chapter for the well-respected brand. Matt Wilson, senior brand manager for Los Statos Deluxe said: “When we Read more about Cigar News: Matt Booth, Justin Andrews, and STG give Los Statos Deluxe an Extreme Makeover[…]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announces today that the company has acquired the Room101 cigar brand from Matt Booth and has retained Booth as creative director. The acquisition is limited to Room101 cigars and accessories and does not include any of Matt Booth’s other Room101 entities. Régis Broersma, president of STG’s North America and Rest of Read more about Cigar News: Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Acquired Room101 Cigar Brand from Matt Booth – Retained Booth as Creative Director[…]
Pospiech Cigars has announced their latest collaboration with Matt Booth – The Shepherd. This is the company’s second collaboration Matt and they describe this simply as: The wrapper is “really good“ Binder is “strong enough to keep it all together“ Filler is “leprechaun magic with a dash of fairy dust“ Company owner Mike Szczepankiewicz notes: Read more about Cigar News: Pospiech Cigars Releases the Shepherd[…]
Cherubs by Room 101 and Luxury Cigar Club is the first Limited Edition offering available in Luxury Cigar Clubs Exclusives product line.Produced at Joya De Nicaragua, these Cherubs are limited Edition Cigars which are associated with the Johnny Tobacconaut Story line.The Cherubs will be available at Luxury Cigar Club and its Preferred retail partners. Shipping Read more about Cigar News: Room 101 and Luxury Cigar Club Announce Cherubs[…]
At this years PCA Trade Show, Matt Booth and His Room 101 Cigars team were showcasing his latest anniversary cigar – the 12th Anniversary. The (6 x 52) toro is hand handcrafted at Tabacalera AJ Fernandez in Nicaragua. This is the same factory that produced the 10th Anniversary. Do not ask me about the 11th Read more about Cigar Review: Room 101 – 12th Anniversary Toro – Rated 96[…]
The year 2018 was a pivot year for Matt Booth and his Room 101 Cigars brand. As some of you know, Matt took a small hiatus from the cigar industry but returned in 2018 with “his” first new blend known as the Farce. Back in December I reviewed the pre-release edition of this new blend Read more about Cigar Review: Room 101 Farce Habano Robusto – Rated 94[…]
Room 101 and Matt Booth were in full force at this years IPCPR. There were a number collaborations coming from Matt and Robert Caldwell but this year Matt released his first new blend since coming back into the cigar scene. Known as the Farce, the new blend is described as: Wrapper: Ecuadorian Binder: Indonesian Filler: Read more about Cigar Review: Room 101 Farce Lonsdale – Rated 91[…]