Hollywood-based celebrity jewelry designer Matt Booth and Camacho cigars have teamed up to create a cutting edge cigar line: Room 101 cigars.
The Room 101 jewelry collection and Room 101 Cigars plan to be launched in Australia early next year and I was fortunate enough to have received some samples and learn a bit more about the brand from David Richardson, Room 101′s Asia-Pacific rep.
The cigars come in 6 sizes and are all named after US telephone area codes (reminding me of Ludacris’ classic hip hop ode to his many ‘girlfriends’ across the country).
The cigars are the 213 Corona (LA), 305 Robusto (Miami), 323 Toro (Hollywood), 404 Torpedo (Atlanta), 702 11/18 (Las Vegas) and the 808 Bertha (Hawaii).
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The Review:
From first appearances, the 305 was well constructed and had a very nice wrapper. The draw was perfect and strong tobacco flavour dominated the pre-light draw. The cigar opened up nicely with medium spice to begin with but then gave way to a heavy earthy flavour. It was the most distinct flavour I have ever picked up and unlike any other. If I was given the same cigar again blind I’m sure I could name it after a few puffs.
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This earthiness developed at the mid-way point and the cigar began to taste very peaty and on the next occasion I would love to pair it with a single malt whisky to see how they complement each other.
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Minute hints of honey came through in the last third but didn’t threaten the cigar’s distinct peatiness flavour. The Room 101 brochure lists the line as medium bodied, and I’d have to agree, but what struck me most was that despite it being a medium bodied cigar, the actual smoke and flavour was very heavy and full.
An interesting cigar -one to explore further.
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