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News: Black Label Trading Company shipping Last Rites Viaticum

Here’s some news from BLTC. I have a short list of great companies who send me news releases, and I only really bother with news about products, I figure you all don’t really care about personnel moves within companies or silly minutiae like that. BLTC makes some great cigars, and I like to share the news when it comes my way. I just wish I smoked more of them! Fortunately, the great brick and mortar stores in my area carry a selection of them, so I don;t have much f an excuse. I do try to grab some when I get a chance. This one sounds like another winner! 

 

Black Label Trading Company (BLTC) is shipping LAST RITES VIATICUM to select retailers this week.  Viaticum is hand crafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua.

 

LAST RITES VIATICUM is a small batch release that was offered to BLTC retailers who attended IPCPR 2019.  

 

“Last Rites has always been a special cigar to me. To celebrate our sixth anniversary, I wanted to do a Special Edition of the Last Rites. The Viaticum is an evolution of the Last Rites blend. It uses most of the same tobaccos but in different proportions and primings. It’s rich, dark and elegant just like Nicaraguan tobacco. We also box pressed the cigar like the original 2013 release,” says James Brown, creator of BLTC and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

 

Last Rites Viaticum

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Ecuador Maduro

Binder: Honduras Habano

Filler: Nicaraguan / Honduran

Robusto – 5 x 54 Box Press (20 count)

MSRP $15.00

 

“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 at their own factory in Nicaragua.” 

 

For more information please visit OvejaNegraCigars.com.  Consumers may search by zip code for retailers nearest them.

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News: Black Label Trading Co. Announces 2019 Santa Muerte

More news, still sick!  I’m bummed that Mick Grant is no longer going to be the rep for Oveja Negra brands in our area, I like Mick a lot, but he and his wife have some personal goals, and I wish them the best with those.  I remember smoking a Santa Muerte a few years ago and really enjoying it. I guess I’m going to have to try to get my hands on one again. 

 

Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the annual release of Santa Muerte: Hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at BLTC’s own factory, Fabrica Oveja Negra.

“We have gone out of the box with Santa Muerte. It features Broadleaf, San Andres, Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco among the 6 filler tobaccos. You experience layer upon layer of coffee, malt, spice and cocoa. As the name suggests, there is a Day of the Dead tribute to honor those we have lost,” said James Brown, creator of BLTC and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

 

SANTA MUERTE is shipping to select retailers this week.

 

Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano
Binder: Ecuador Habano
Filler: Nicaragua / Dominican / Mexico / USA
Corona Gorda – 5.5 x 48 (20 count) MSRP $10.00
Short Robusto – 4.75 x 52 (20 count) MSRP $10.00

 

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 at their own factory in Nicaragua.

For more information please visit OvejaNegraCigars.com. Consumers may search by zip code for retailers nearest them.

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Black Works NBK Tasting at CigarCigars in Downingtown, PA

Last night I had the pleasure of being among the fifteen lucky attendees of a guided tasting of the Black Works Studio NBK, hosted by Mick Grant, the Northeast territory rep for Oveja Negra Brands. The venue was the CigarCigars Shop in Downingtown, PA. managed by my friend Kevin Sirman. This was a bit of a different experience, as it involved three puritos of the components of the blend of the NBK. The NBK is a box pressed Gran Corona, measuring 6″ x 46 with an Ecuador Habano Oscuro wrapper and Nicaraguan Binder and filler. Mick had us light the NBK first, in my experience an unusual first step. He then passed out the first purito, the viso in the filler blend, which is from Jalapa. I admit, when I lit the cigar I had a thought that there was Jalapa tobacco in the blend. There’s a sweetness to the Jalapa tobacco that is distinctive, and smoking it separately makes it quite noticeable. Now we find the brilliance in smoking the finished cigar side by side with the individual leaf.  The second puro was the seco, which is from Ometepe.  I rather expected a bland, papery taste, but this Ometepe seco was very flavorful! There was a citrus or almost floral flavor. I found it drying, which Mick validated when he likened it to black tea, with the tannins being  drying on the palate. Finally, the last tobacco in the blend was the Esteli ligero. Of course, this tobacco was rich, dense, and full of flavor. I found that after smoking the ligero Purito for a bit, going back to the NBK took a little adjustment, as it seemed much lighter in comparison. Throughout the tasting, Mick answered questions about the cigar making and tobacco growing process, he was extremely knowledgeable and did a great job of leading this very educational experience. 

 

I’ve done a lot of these kind of events, and I always learn something from them and enjoy them a lot, and I thank Kevin, the manager at CigarCigars in Downingtown for giving me the heads up on this!  One of my favorite things to do though, is to bring a friend who may not have experienced this kind of thing before. My friend Greg, who I’ve known for 40+ years, loves cigars, and is a regular shopper at CigarCigars in Downingtown, but hadn’t had a chance to go into the lounge and have a smoke, let alone attend an event like this. Since we rarely get together, I invited him to this and enjoyed seeing how breaking down how a cigar is made, and what makes them taste the way they taste made sense to him. He seemed to get a lot out of the experience and I think it will enhance his appreciation of cigars. I encourage everyone to go to an event like this! Not everyone can go to a factory, this gets you a little closer to all the steps that goes into making a cigar. Finally, Thanks to Mick Grant for the great presentation. Mick just announced that he will be leaving Oveja Negra to move and pursue some personal family goals, and I wish him and his wife (who was also there last night) all the best and he will be missed! I’ve known Mick for a few years, with a couple of brands, and he’s the best.  

 

On a side note, I wandered into Nat Sherman‘s Townhouse on 42nd Street in Manhattan on Tuesday and had their Panamericana in the 4″ x 54 Robustico size. I wasn’t sure how much time I was going to have, and it worked out that that was exactly the right size for the time I had. It was a really great tasting cigar, and I had gone to the city without the expectation of having a cigar, so this visit was a bonus. It was also a $14 cigar, but it’s NYC, where you can walk down the street smoking a joint and it’s OK, but you’ll get all kinds of crap if you smoke a cigar. what a world…that’s all for today! Until the next time, 

 

CigarCraig

 

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News: Black Label Trading Co. Announces Santa Muerte “Barrio Santo” Release

There’s a few things on tap today, the first is from our friends at Black Label Trading Co. I really liked the Santa Muerte, so I look forward to trying this one!

 

Black Label Trading Co. (BLTC) is pleased to announce the release of SANTA MUERTE “BARRIO SANTO:” Hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

Barrio Santo will be available at select BLTC retailer events.

“These cigars will be released as event only in limited quantities. It is a unique version of the original Santa Muerte blend with a maduro wrapper. I wanted something special for our retailers who host BLTC events and this cigar is exactly that,” said James Brown, creator of BLTC and owner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

 

SANTA MUERTE “BARRIO SANTO”
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Ecuador Maduro
Binder: Ecuador Habano
Filler: Nicaragua, Dominican, San Andrés
Robusto – 5.5 x 48 (20 count) MSRP $10.00

 

 

“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.” For more information visit OvejaNegraCigars.com.

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News: Black Label Trading Co. Releasing Viaticum Cigar at IPCPR Show

Wednesday starts off with some more news from the very busy BLTC. I’m not going to go crazy today like I did yesterday!  

Black Label Trading Company(BLTC) will be showcasing a new release at this years IPCPR in Las Vegas.  

LAST RITES VIATICUM will be available to BLTC retailers at this years IPCPR.  This is a small batch release offered on a first-come, first-serve basis to retailers attending IPCPR 2019.  Shipping will commence this fall.

“We wanted to release a cigar exclusively for IPCPR attendees as a way of showing our appreciation for the retailers who come to support our brands and the show. Last Rites has always been a special cigar to me. It was the first cigar I blended on my own, and I blended it to my personal tastes. It’s everything I wanted out of a cigar and a perfect representation of Black Label Trading Co. To celebrate our sixth anniversary, I wanted to do a Special Edition of the Last Rites. The Viaticum is an evolution of the Last Rites blend. It uses most of the same tobaccos but in different proportions and primings. It’s rich, dark and elegant just like Nicaraguan tobacco. We also box pressed the cigar like the original 2013 release, says James Brown, creator of BLTC and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

Last Rites Viaticum

​​Country of Origin: Nicaragua
​​Wrapper: Ecuador Maduro
​​Binder: Honduras Habano
​​Filler: Nicaraguan / Honduran

Robusto5 x 54 Box Press (20 count) MSRP $15.00

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 at their own factory in Nicaragua.

Visit BLTC Booth #2463 at this years IPCPR 2019 for more information. info@blacklabeltrading.com.
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