West Tampa Cigars is the newest brand to arrive at Oak Glen Tobacconist. The Company was founded by former blender of CAO cigars, Rick Rodriguez. At the initial launch, there was two blends, the West Tampa White and the West Tampa Black. Both featuring Habano wrappers, the White is a lighter shade, with more subtle […]
For years, Black Label Trading has produced heavy-hitting, Nicaraguan blends, both complex and on the stronger side. I say years, but in fact, it has been a decade. From limited cigars like the Morphine and Bishop’s Blend to the core line, Last Rites and Lawless, BLTC and Black Works Studio are among my favorite brands […]
It is not to wonder why Jonas Santana has been called the ‘King of Cubra leaf’. If you take a look into the Blackbird Cigar portfolio, you will find several blends that use this particular leaf from Brazil, including the limited collaboration with Cigar Culture, the Hawk. However, that is not the only Maduro leaf […]
At the beginning of 2022, our membership, the OGT Cigar Society, experienced Nicaraguan Corojo tobacco at its finest in the highly sought-after Aganorsa Aniversario Corojo. Each member received a five-pack of the Natural Corojo blend in a 5 x54 gran Robusto vitola. Now that we are halfway into the year, it’s time to revisit Corojo […]
At the beginning of 2022, I said that OGT Cigars is on a mission. We are now starting to see that come to fruition. The July drop for the OGT Cigar Society comes from a smaller cigar company, but one with much to offer. Many months ago, I tasted a cigar that sported a rustic, […]
Dropping June 2nd 9pm CA time/12am CA time. The second installment in the Privada Champagne series is now here- or is it the first? I suppose it depends on how you look at it. I am going to stick with the second. The first we saw come through was the complex Lancero Champagne No. 1 […]
Black Star Line Cigars has added to their portfolio but in the form of a smaller ring gauge. Among their blends like the War Witch Connecticut or the Dark War Witch that uses Aganorsa Corojo 99, lies their heavy hitting strong Maduro called Lalibela. Lalibela is a dark, oily San Andres wrapped cigar with binders […]
The LCA plus cigar for June 2022 has landed! Chico Rivas is at it again with his release through Privada Cigar Club and LCA. The last time we saw something from Chico in the LCA was the ‘From Chico’ stick. A beautifully complex cigar that sported a platinum blond in a bikini pointing a revolver […]
Subterraneo Hydrar (Badger) cigar, Habano Hybrid 5.5×60 Gordo. Tasting Notes – Dark Chocolate, Pepper, Earth, and Oak. Subterraneo Kaliumcolel (Green Skull) Sungrown Habano 6×46 Corono. Notes – Spice, sweetness, sandalwood, light coffee. Subterraneo Cuprumapo (Red Skull) Habano Maduro 6×56 Toro. Notes – Esspresso, cedar, pepper, and light sweetness. All three blends are a from a […]
Dark. Oily. Rich. Cocoa. These are the words that come to my mind when I think about the event only Santa Muerte Barrio Santo from Black Label Trading Co. The original Santa Muerte was a limited release (Once a year) from BLTC and featured an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper with fillers from the Dominican, Mexico, and […]