Room101 Brings Back Johnny Tobacconaut as Maduro Release

April 17, 2026

Room101 Cigars is bringing back its Johnny Tobacconaut line, this time as a maduro release that builds on the original concept introduced in 2015. The Johnny Tobacconaut project first appeared as a limited U... Read More...

Room101 Brings Back Namakubi Chingon with New Blend

Eric Guttormson

October 6, 2025

Press Releases

Room101 Cigars is bringing back one of its most recognizable creations, the Namakubi Chingon, this fall. While the name may be familiar to longtime fans of the brand, this release carries a new twist: a reworke... Read More...

Room101 Marks Milestones with Johnny Tobacconaut 10th Anniversary Cigar and Limited-Edition Humidor

Eric Guttormson

April 13, 2025

Press Releases

Room101 Cigars has announced two releases to celebrate significant brand milestones. The Johnny Tobacconaut 10th Anniversary cigar commemorates a decade of the blend, while a limited-edition Anniversary Humidor... Read More...

Room101 Marks 15th Anniversary with Limited-Edition Cigar

Eric Guttormson

January 27, 2025

Press Releases

Room101 is expanding its “Anniversary” series with a new, limited-edition 15th Anniversary cigar. The blend is a Nicaraguan puro designed by Matt Booth, Founder and Creative Director of Room101, in collaboratio... Read More...

Room101 The Big Payback 70s Maduro cigar packaging

Room101 Reintroduces The Big Payback 70s Maduro

Jordan Guttormson

August 2, 2024

Press Releases

Room101 Cigars is expanding its popular The Big Payback Maduro line with the addition of a sizable new offering: The Big Payback 70s Maduro. Measuring 7" x 70, this cigar is the largest in The Big Payback Madur... Read More...

89%Here’s Johnny!

Johnny Tobacconaut Robusto

Chad Tchad

July 18, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2024

In 2015, Room101 took the cigar world to space with the famed Johnny Tobacconaut, a Nicaraguan puro out of Honduras. The cigar was followed only one year later with the Chief Cool Arrow, extending the Johnny Ap... Read More...

Flavor Odyssey – Room101 Cigar Pairings

Eric Guttormson

April 15, 2024

Flavor Odyssey

What happens in the infinite expanse of space when your Flavor Odyssey hosts encounter Johnny Tobacconaut himself? As we continue our journey into the Dojoverse all-time leaderboard, it’s time to visit the nood... Read More...

Room101 Johnny Tobacconaut No. 18 Cigar of the Year 2023

No. 18 Cigar of the Year 2023 – Johnny Tobacconaut

Jordan Guttormson

January 2, 2024

News, COTY 2023

Longtime fans of Room101 will appreciate the galactic saga—one of the most beloved in the brand's portfolio—that is Johnny Tobacconaut. The cigar first arrived in 2015, being a Nicaraguan puro out of Honduras t... Read More...

86%Paper Façade

Room101 Daruma (2023)

Chad Tchad

July 26, 2023

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2023

As any relationship starts, there is always uncertainty—will the mixture of the two be beneficial to the overarching entity? With Room101 joining the Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) last year, Matt Booth wante... Read More...

Affordable Big Payback 70s from Room101 Brand Ships June 1st

Eric Guttormson

May 9, 2023

Press Releases

General Cigar Company and Room101 have announced they are bringing back the Big Payback with the return of the 70-ring gauge option. The format has been out of production since 2016. The Payback brand was creat... Read More...

83%Not so Perfecto

Room101 Namakubi Ranfla (2021)

Jordan Guttormson

August 15, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2022

Much to the delight of seasoned Room101 followers, the company turned back to one of its most famed releases in 2021, debuting a reimagined version of the Namakubi cigar at the 2021 PCA trade show in Las Vegas.... Read More...

Matt Booth Sells Room101 to General

Eric Guttormson

June 14, 2022

Press Releases

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announced today that the company has acquired the Room101 cigar brand from Matt Booth and has retained Booth as creative director. The acquisition is limited to Room101 cigars a... Read More...

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