2025 Cigar of the Year Countdown (Coop’s List): #9: Aging Room La Bohème Poeta

Coming in at #9 Cigar of the Year for 2025 is the Aging Room La Bohème Poeta. La Bohème was initially released in 2014 by Rafael Nodal under his Boutique Blends Cigars portfolio. La Bohème is the name of an opera composed by Giacomo Puccini, a favorite of Nodal’s. It was a brand that was intended to bring together three passions of Nodal’s: music, Cuban Culture, and, of course, his love of cigars. In 2017, things changed for Nodal. He would move distribution over to Altadis U.S.A. and join the Altadis team as Director of Product Capability (and later, Vice President). At the time this happened, some streamlining and reorganizing of the brands under Boutique Blends Cigars took place, and one line that was put on hold was La Bohème. Late in 2024 word came that La Bohème would indeed be making a comeback. This time branded as the Aging Room La Bohème, featuring a brand-new blend. Full Details: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-yso