The Ash Report

This past Thursday and Friday my Local Brick & Mortar Cigar Shop, Cordova Cigars held a 2 tonight Room 101 Event.  Matt Booth turned out to be a very down to earth guy. Now Pappy did not know what to expect when I met him. After all none of the people Pappy hangs out with have 2 complete arm sleeves of Tattoos.

The first night they were sampling The Robusto of this blend. I am very familiar with this size because I have already reviewed it on this blog.  I was lucky to be one of the reviewers that had been sent 2 samples along with a tee shirt and a bandana prior to the cigars official launch.

Click here to read that review.

That first night I was having so much fun hanging out with good cigar friends, I finished that freebie and Matt generously gave me a 2^nd so that the party could continue.

At the Friday night event, I wanted to be fair, so rather than mooch a 3^rd free cigar I bought an 808 which is a very solid 6 X 60. This cigar was every bit as good as the robusto. It last the entire evening, right up to Mark Teixeira walk off homer in extra innings giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead!

On Saturday I stopped in and bought a 213, a Corona.  In my opinion, a Corona is the real test of the cigars quality. Any imperfection in the rolling process will show in the smoking as there is very little room for error.  I had that cigar Sunday morning along with a cup of coffee and the Sunday New York Times. The burn was perfect all the way through.

I wondered about the numbering system. Why is a 6 X 60 called 808? Why a Corona is called 213?  Matt told me that each cigars number relates to an Area Code for a particular location. So the 808 is Hawaii and 213 Los Angeles. Stay tuned for my interview with Matt Booth.

I will post it in the coming weeks as soon as get some energy to transcribe it.

In a Nutshell, The Room 101 cigar by Camacho is a great cigar.  I hope that they add my all time favorite size, a Petite Corona.