Drops Thursday, July 6th at 9pm pst/12am est. You know it’s always an amazing blend when the Cigar Clowns drop a new cigar. Sometimes they are even more exceptional than others. The Cigar Clowns King of Clowns is one of those sticks. My favorite drop from them this year, the King of Clowns, is a […]
It is somewhat common to see San Andres Negro, or as we hear it said, Mexican San Andrea Maduro. Many cigars on the market use this dark, sweet, spicey wrapper. It blends well, it’s affordable and it seems to be a growing trend. However, as I understand it, during the boom of the 90s, San […]
Espinosa Cigars are known for heavy hitting flavor and oftentimes, their fuller strength. Blending mostly out of Esteli Nicaragua, Espinosa balances his cigars well and leaves very little to be desired. Oak Glen Tobacconist welcomes this brand to the humidor, and to kick things off, we have launched a limited expansion of the 601 lines; […]
How many of us see a label on a cigar and make judgments and opinions based on it? If you are like me, labels can affect the decision to smoke a cigar. Whether it is the design or the company, the branding on a stick plays a role. What if that was removed for some […]
Drops Thursday, March 9th at 9pm CA time/12am est. “There is no rest for me in this world. Perhaps in the next.” In the Bleak Midwinter. This is an old hymn written by Christina Rossetti in 1872 about the event of Christ’s birth. It is also what is recited when one of the brothers from […]
One of the most iconic blends from Oveja Negra is the Black Label Trading Company Last Rites. This happens to be also one of my favorite blends. This cigar encompasses many things I love about the brand and Nicaraguan tobacco. It’s rich, it’s dark, and it is packed with flavor. If anyone has smoked Black […]
The king of the small gauge might need to have ‘box-pressed’ added to his title. Noel Rojas is a classic example of accentuating the flavor of a cigar by creating complex blends in smaller ring gauges. However, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how to blend a 50 or 52 gauge. Quite to the contrary, […]
Monsters, folklore, and black pepper. What do these three things have in common? If you say the Big Sky Cryptid 5×60 then you are right on the money. Not exactly a limited cigar; however, the ferocity of how quickly these cigars get picked up might as well make it limited. Big Sky cigars is a […]
Okay, it’s time to talk HVC cigars. This is a brand, I feel, is way too slept on at OGT cigars. HVC’s portfolio is a list of amazing inflections of Nicaraguan tobacco and, more specifically, Aganorsa Leaf tobacco. Among Reinier Lorenzo’s blends that have gained notoriety, like HVC Hot Cake, First Selection Broadleaf, and HVC […]
Youtube Link The day has finally come; it is time to try the OGT Green Label. Crafted by AJ Fernandez, in partnership with Privada Cigar Club, and from their new Factory Tobacalera Annex, Green Label is a Nicaraguan puro that features a Maduro hybrid leaf for the wrapper. Smoke along with us!