Winner of the OGT Cigar of the Year 2021, this Barberpole has been the staple at OGT since the beginning! Rolled at the Placensia factory in Nicaragua, Liga Zebra uses a complex blend of Honduran, Dominican, and Nicaraguan tobaccos. Liga Zebra is one of five blends from American Viking Cigars, which is owned and operated […]
American Viking cigars are no stranger to Oak Glen Tobacconist. The Dama Valada Toro won the most votes for OGT Cigar of the Year 2020 and Liga Zebra Toro won 2021. However, out of the five cigar portfolio, one seems to get overlooked by the others. Perhaps the most smooth and refined out of American […]
One of the first brands we started carrying in the OGT Humidor, and one of the favorites is American Viking Cigars by Tim Swanson and Cigar Daily. Last year, his barber pole Liga Zebra was the OGT Humidor Cigar of the year, and his red labeled Dama Valada won the previous year. The accolades are […]
Released by Tim Swanson of Cigars Daily and American Viking Cigars, Dama Valada is a truly unique smoke. Rolled and blended in the Plasencia factory, like all American Viking sticks, the Dama Valada uses high primings of Nicaraguan tobacco. When I think of the smoking experience of Dama Valada I think of a balance between […]
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 […]
Wrapper • Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade & Nicaraguan Maduro. Binder • Honduran. Filler • Honduran & Dominican. 6×50 Toro The only barber Pole in the OGT humidor- there is a reason for this; many barber poles are prone to burn awful or are flavorless. This one, however, normally has a better burning, better smoke, better taste. […]