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by Craig Vanderslice | October 6, 2020 · 5:40 pm

News: Emilio To Release Limited Edition LJZ

I’m not sure if I should point this out or not, maybe it’s an innocent mistake. I’ll frame it as a bit of a history lesson. Gary Griffith created the Emilio brand while employed by the Zucca family, and named it after a Zucca family name in tribute to them allowing him to create the brand. So while it’s certainly accurate to say that Scott Zucca owns the Emilio brand, stating that he’s the founder is slightly off. Like I said, might not be wise of me to point his out, maybe they won’t send me the press releases any more, but Gary was always good to me, and I hate to see his legacy erased! Now, I have no doubt that this Emilio is awesome, as nearly everything from BLTC is! I just couldn’t let that go by without commenting!

Emilio Cigars releases the Limited Edition LJZ; hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. This is the second release of this line since the collaboration between Emilio Cigars and Black Label Trading Company (BLTC).

The artwork and cigar blend for LJZ were created by James Brown. Mr. Brown, owner of BLTC and Fabrica OvejaNegra, stated, “I’m very excited about this release. This year we changed it up a bit by making the cigar with two wrappers. We combined the light Habano from the previous release with a Sun Grown Habano. This tweak adds a lot of complexity and a little spice to the original blend. Baking spice, cedar and cocoa are the prominent flavors in this well balanced, medium bodied cigar. The artwork I created is a tribute to Scott Zucca’s roots. Scott is the founder of Emilio cigars and I wanted to create artwork that paid homage to his Italian heritage.”

LJZ is shipping to select retailers this month.

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano and Sun Grown

Binder: Nicaraguan Habano

Filler: Nicaragua & Dominican

Robusto – 5×52 (20 count) MSRP $10.00

Toro – 6×50 (20 count) MSRP $11.00

Emilio Cigars is a brand with old school roots and new school attitude. With an eclectic portfolio, Emilio is sure to have something for everyone. For more information please visit Oveja Negra Brands website featuring a comprehensive retailer map. www.OvejaNegraCigars.com.

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by Craig Vanderslice | September 11, 2020 · 12:01 am

News: Black Label Trading Co. Ships Super Deluxe

Here’s some Friday news from the folks at Black Label Trading Company. Sounds like another tasty cigar!

Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the shipment of Super Deluxe to select retailers. Super Deluxe is handcrafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra.This is the first official release of this cigar in the US market and will be extremely limited.

“Super Deluxe highlights everything I love about bold tobacco. The combination of Nicaraguan fillers and Mexican wrapper work together to create a rich, dark, earthy profile, with subtle spice and layers of complex flavors,” said James Brown, creator of Black Label Trading Co. and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

SUPER DELUXE will be available at select retailers.

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: San Andrés Maduro

Binder: Ecuador Habano

Filler: Nicaragua

Petite Corona Box Press 4.5×48 (20 count) – MSRP $9.00

Robusto Box Press 5.25×52 (20 count) – MSRP $11.00

Lancero Box Press 7×42 (20 count) – MSRP $11.50

Black Label Trading Company is redefining the standards for cigar making. With a “less is more” philosophy, Black Label Trading Co. creates hand crafted premium cigars of the utmost quality in small batch, limited quantities. For more information please visit OvejaNegraCigars.com. Consumers may search by zip code for retailers nearest them.

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by Craig Vanderslice | May 11, 2020 · 8:00 pm

News: Black Label Trading Company Ships Bishops Blend 5 Year Anniversary Cigars

Here’s some news from BLTC. You may recall I posted about the release of the Lancero back on March 31st. Now they are shipping the Corona Larga and Robusto. Hopefully when these get to the stores they are open, at least enough so that you can get to purchase them. Oveja Negra always makes some interesting and tasty cigars.

Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the shipment of Bishops Blend 5 Year Anniversary to select retailers. Bishops Blend is hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra.This is the fifth-year anniversary of Bishops Blend in the Corona Larga and Robusto vitolas. The Lancero vitola was released earlier this year. By releasing one of its top selling Limited Editions, BLTC hopes to encourage sales for its retailers in this difficult time.

“This has become our most anticipated release of the year. With that anticipation comes extra excitement when we are finally able to ship it to retailers. Bishops Blend boasts big bold flavors of anise, pepper, raisins and a sweet earthiness on the finish. It is very complex and extremely refined. As with the past vintages, the broadleaf fillers shine at the forefront and are perfectly balanced by the Nicaraguan filler tobaccos,” said James Brown, creator of Black Label Trading Co.and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

BISHOPS BLEND will be available at select retailers.

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Maduro

Binder: Ecuador Habano

Filler: Nicaragua, Connecticut & PA Broadleaf

Corona Larga – 6.25 x 46 (20 count) MSRP $11.50

Robusto – 5 x 48 (20 count) MSRP $11.00

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by Craig Vanderslice | March 31, 2020 · 2:04 pm

News: Black Label Trading Co. Announces Bishops Blend 5 Year Anniversary

Here’s some Tuesday news from the folks at Fabrica Oveja Negra! Funny enough, I’m listening to James Brown on the How Bout That CigarHow Bout That Cigar show as I type!

Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the shipment of Bishops Blend 5 Year Anniversary Lancero to select retailers.

Bishops Blend is hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra.This is the fifth-year anniversary of Bishops Blend. Black Label Trading Co. is releasing a special edition Lancero to select retailers in hopes it will encourage sales for its retailers in this difficult time.

The release of the other vitolas are being postponed. “I worked with a lot of vitolas when developing the Bishops Blend and I’m very excited to release the Lancero for the five year anniversary. Like the previous vitolas, the lancero boasts big bold flavors of anise, pepper, raisins and a sweet earthiness on the finish. It is very complex and extremely refined. As with the past vintages, the broadleaf fillers shine at the forefront and are perfectly balanced by the Nicaraguan filler tobaccos,” said James Brown, creator of Black Label Trading Co.and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

BISHOPS BLEND Lancero will be available at select retailers.

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Maduro

Binder: Ecuador Habano

Filler: Nicaragua, Connecticut & PA Broadleaf

Lancero – 7 x 42 (12 count) MSRP $12.00 – 150 box production

Black Label Trading Company is redefining the standards for cigar making. With a “less is more” philosophy, Black Label Trading Co. creates hand crafted premium cigars of the utmost quality in small batch, limited quantities. For more information please visit OvejaNegraCigars.comOvejaNegraCigars.com. Consumers may search by zip code for retailers nearest them.

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by Craig Vanderslice | January 22, 2020 · 9:55 am

News: Black Label Trading Company Ships Deliverance Nocturne

Here’s some news from James and Angela and the folks at BLTC. I think I’ve smoked previous iterations of the Deliverance Nocturne, but if I haven’t, I certainly want to. I hope one of my local shops is one of the select retailers who will be getting this. I love some PA Broadleaf, and if sources are correct that we’ll be seeing more of it due to shortages of Connecticut Broadleaf, I’m kinda OK with that! This is another company I’m looking forward to catching up with next week at the TPE.

Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) is shipping DELIVERANCE NOCTURNE to select retailers this month. Deliverance Nocturne is handcrafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua.

“This is the 5th release of Deliverance Nocturne. The Nocturne highlights everything I love about PA Broadleaf. The rich, complex and bold earthiness of the wrapper highlights the unique blend of this cigar,” says James Brown, creator of BLTC and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

DELIVERANCE NOCTURNE features a Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper with Pennsylvania Ligero and Nicaraguan filler & binder.

Country of Origin: Nicaragua