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!
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 […]
St. Patty’s day is just around the corner, and what does that mean? Well yes, aside from having your favorite ale or Irish whiskey, or convincing yourself that Jameson is the best whiskey on the planet, that means some amazing limited editions in the cigar world. Aside from must-have holiday sticks like the Shamrock barber […]