For the fourth release in its eight-part Ichiban series of store exclusives, Room101 selected STOGIES World Class Cigars in Houston, a retailer in the midst of launching its own limited edition series. The Room101 Ichiban Series was announced in January 2015 as “one of our finer works over the past five years and a recipe that I have been holding close for a while; waiting for the right time, the right project and the right people to share it with,” according to Matt Booth of Room101. Each of the eight retailers will receive a unique size, with up to 1,000 boxes of ten cigars produced and the same blend used throughout the series. The first installment went to Smokin’ Joe’s in Tennessee, a 6 x 44 Lonsdale called Tiburon. The second went to Cigar Realm in Ashland, Va. in the form of the 4 x 48 Roxxo, a Petit Robusto. Doc James CIgars in Mamaroneck and Shrub Oak, N.Y. got the third release, the 6 1/2 x 30/50/19 figurado called Ranfla. For the fourth release, the 7 x 38 Mutante, STOGIES was chosen, while the fifth cigar lands again in the eastern half of the United States, with Franklin Cigar ...
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