The second release in the Ichiban Series of the Room 101 Brand is heading to Cigar Realm in Ashland, VA next month, and it will be hitting shelves, April 1st, 2015. The first release, the Ichiban Tiburon, was released in February, and it was a Lonsdale release for Smokin' Joe's & Old City Cigar in Knoxville, Tennessee. Next month's release, the Roxxo, will be released in April, and a total of 1,000 boxes will be produced.
Like the Tiburon, the Roxxo will feature an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper with a Nicaraguan Criollo '98 binder, and Nicaraguan Corojo '99 fillers. The Roxxo will measure 4" with a 48 ring gauge, and will be packed in ten count boxes. The packaging will go back to what he has done with the OSOK and the Namakubi Ecuador, and it will feature a tissue and decorative paper wrapper.
The cigar will sell for $7.35 a cigar, and boxes will go for $69.95. The shop is taking pre-orders, but Matt Booth will be present for the event on April 1st, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. When asked about the release, Matt Booth stated that: “This will be my second visit to Cigar Realm in the last six months and based on what I saw, I don’t expect them to have the Room101 Ichiban Roxxo for long. Scott and team have been great partners of our brand for some time, it is an honor to be working with them on this project.”
This is the second of eight release for the Ichiban Series, and the following six retailers have yet to be announced. Room 101 Brands is a brand that has had a lot of success in recent years, and they are a brand that really resurrected themselves after a poor entry into the industry. I have yet to smoke an Ichiban Series release, but being a fan of the Roxxo, I am eager to try the smoke.
