The Sobremesa fits very interestingly in the Steve Saka portfolio. While you have the Sobremesa Brulee or the Brulee Blue landing at the mild, creamy side, and the Qi Querida and Triqui Traca on the heavy, full side, the Sobremesa comes in at a medium to medium-plus. One of Saka’s first blends, the Sobremesa is […]
Tim Swanson is perhaps best known for his online retail business, Cigars Daily. He is a prolific content creator, educating cigar consumers across the nation with quality videos and insightful tips. Aside from being the guy most new cigar consumers might say, “Got them into cigar smoking,” he is also the owner of a fantastic […]
There are bold cigars and then there are BOLD cigars. This particular Maduro is bold while being incredibly balanced. Mi Querida Triqui Traca (pronounced “me kay-ree-dah tree-kee trah-ka”) uses a Connecticut Broadleaf No. 1 grade dark leaf wrapped around a Nicaraguan Binder and multiple country fillers. The result is a tasty, full-flavored, full-bodied, medium-plus to […]
Steve Saka is a legend in the industry when it comes to blending. Earlier on, he was known for his accolades working for Drew Estate and the Liga Privada lines. If you have ever enjoyed the packaging and unique experience a Liga Privada can offer, then you have enjoyed Steve’s handy work. Now several years […]
LCA is raising the bar here in 2022! The newest release for February is the Cavalier Genève Oddjob! I have heard a lot about the cigar brand that rolls a twenty-four carrot cold leaf with the tobacco, but haven’t had much opportunity to try them. This makes me particularly excited to explore the brand, most […]
LCA Plus drop is coming! And much to my excitement, the third installment of the Privada Watch Series is on the list! Introducing the Privada Watch Series Root Beer Cigar. Previously we saw the Pepsi and the Rose Gold, both offering very different tastes. The Root beer is the third collection offered by Privada. The […]
Okay, so here is an interesting cigar. Originally released through the Privada Cigar Club, this dark, oily maduro uses a San Andreas wrapper, while the binder and fillers hail from the DR. The Bonita, Bonita, Bonita comes from the Tabacalera La Isla factory in the Dominican. A young man named Hostos, who is the cousin […]
There is a slue of amazing sticks Aganorsa Leaf Cigars produces using the Nicaraguan Corojo 99 wrapper leaf. However, something perhaps on the more rare side would be the Aganorsa Rare Leaf. Offered to only ‘Select Accounts’ in the US, the Aganorsa Rare Leaf highlights the Criollo 98 seed as the wrapper, with binder and […]
The new new from Black Works Studio is the limited Intergalactic Cigar! Featuring a dark Sumatra wrapper, Ecuadorian habano binder, and Nicaraguan fillers, the Intergalactic is only released in two sizes – Robusto 5.5×50 and Corona Larga 6.25×46. Although Black Works Studio and Black Label put out limiteds each year, this is the first time […]
Each year the community here at Oak Glen Tobacconist vote on the cigars they think were the best to come through the OGT humidor. This list is made by cigar consumers for cigar consumers. There was no paid promotion in the evolution of this list. Black label Trading has made an impression here at Oak […]