Tag Archives: Maduro

Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend Novemdiales

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 […]

Black Star Line Mr. Fahrenheit Corona Gorda

Order Now! Black Star Line has worked with Aganorsa Leaf to bring about amazing blends. Using quality tobacco from Corojo to Connecticut shade and San Andres, Black Star Line has a full portfolio of premium cigars based in Nicaragua. However, Owner Aric Bey has added a new blend to the portfolio, but this time, it […]

Cigar Clowns King of Clowns

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 […]

Foundation Olmec Claro Box Pressed Toro

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 601 Yellow and 601 Orange Limited Edition

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; […]

Blind Bunny 2023 OGT Blind Tasting Pack

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 […]

Bleak Midwinter 5×54 Bullet ST. Paddy’s Day Exclusive

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 […]

Black Label Trading Company Last Rites Gran Toro 6×60

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 […]

Rojas Unfinished Business Toro

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, […]

Big Sky Cigars Cryptid 5×60

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 […]