At the start of the OGT Cigar Society, we featured Emilio Cigars and their classic Grimalkin Toro. The original blend features a Nicaraguan wrapper over a Ecuadorian Habano binder, and fillers from Nicaragua. The cigar is superb when it comes to complexity and flavor, sporting a medium strength profile. This month, Emilio Cigars from Oveja […]
Here at Oak Glen Tobacconist, each year we strive to release some of the best exclusive cigars for Halloween. Last year, we saw the Nosferatu Robusto – a dark Nicaraguan puro Maduro. The blend featured a Habano Maduro wrapper and a robust flavor profile. Due to the success of the limited drop, we had to […]
Viaje Cigars, the OG’s of the monthly limited drops, are celebrating their 15th anniversary. True to Viaje Cigar fashion, they have created celebratory cigars in elegant and out of the ordinary vitolas. The company has worked with some amazing factories in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua, sometimes undisclosed on their releases. Honey and Hand grenades, […]
Espinosa Cigars have reached a new level in the last several years. From their original blends to their most recent, Erik Espinosa has created an amazing and diverse portfolio. Using two factories, Lazona and AJ Fernandez, he creates heavy hitting cigars like 601, Laranja Azulaejo and Escuro, to lighter like Wasabi and La Crema. Recently, […]
The newest blend from Stolen Throne is here at Oak Glen Tobacconist! Crafted by owner and blender of Stolen Throne Cigars Lee Marsh, this cigar is the newest addition to the core line. The blend features an Ecuadorian Sumatra Maduro wrapper over a binder and fillers from Nicaragua, including a special ligero filler from the […]
While this cigar isn’t technically new, it is to the OGT humidor, and basically the newest release from Rojas Cigars. Rojas Los Tejanos is the collaboration between Noel Rojas and Edgar Hoill of OSOK cigars. While Noel is known as ‘The King of the small guage,’ Hoill is known for richer, heavy cigars. Los Tejanos […]
Cigar Clowns Geppetto drops Thursday, September 21st at 8pm pst/11pm est. Cigar Clowns are back with a new drop for September! This year they have brought a diverse set of cigars. In 2021 and 2022, most of their releases were Nicaraguan blends on the stronger side. Cigar Clowns 2023 has been a roller coaster of […]
The Octopus has eight arms, or perhaps three? If you haven’t heard, Artesano Del Tobacco has released its limited edition of the El Pulpo cigar, a three-lancero twisted Culebra. Where exactly does the concept of the Culebra come from? It is rumored, or perhaps fabled, that in the earlier days of cigars, Cuban cigar factory […]
El Pulpo Cigars. The cigar has infatuated everyone from brick and mortar shops to consumers to cigar media. Known for their Viva La Vida Cigars, Billy and Gus Fakhi, owners of Artesano Del Tobacco, made their initially splash with the Viva La Vida Club 500 and Diadames. However, who would have known what they had […]
The newest rendition of Black Label Trading’s Bishop Blend is finally arriving! Introducing the Bishops Blend Novemdiales. The name refers to the official mourning period of nine days, called the Novemdiales. It is a Latin phrase from the root novem nine and dies days. It begins when the Pope dies. The day of death is […]