As several companies did at this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Boutique Blends released a collection of new products that mixed something new, something old and something that comes from a partnership with another company. Not to mention that two of the new projects are coming out of factories not named Tabacalera Palma, though Rafael Nodal says that all is good between him and that factory, so there’s nothing to be concerned about. While the Boutique Blends name still seems fairly new, its roots as Oliveros go back quite some time, and two of the company’s new releases return to that moniker, including one that is a collaboration with a well-known name in the business and could be the first of several more like it. While the booth hasn’t changed much in recent years, it seems like every year there is a new ranking or award added to the side or top of the booth. Aging Room Pelo de Oro Scherzo By now you’ve likely heard the term pelo de oro more than once; it’s Spanish for hair of gold and refers to a varietal of tobacco that is extremely challenging to grow due to low yield and prosperity to disease, yet is ...
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