While Matt Booth and his Room101 brand of cigars continue a steady climb into an increasing number of both retail and personal humidors, this month he brings to an end one of his lines, the three-headed beast known as Master Collection. The Room101 Master Collection line dates back to February 2013, when bits of information began to trickle out about what was being described as “the most premium Room101 offering to date” and Booth’s “most ambitious project.” A few early test samples were seen that month at Smoke Inn’s annual The Great Smoke event, though those weren’t intended for public consumption. It was in July when the official announcement about Room101 Master Collection One was made and the public first saw the five-vitola line packed in shiny black lacquer boxes that bore a new symbol, the Japanese cherry blossom, or sakura, a mark that would adorn all Master Collection releases and become increasingly used in Room101’s branding. The cigars were made available to retailers at the 2013 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show and hit store shelves in October. With a name like Master Collection One, it figured that there would be a Master Collection Two, and indeed there was, albeit a bit delayed ...
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