Oz Family Cigars has announced its latest release, Karatoba. Company owner Tim Ozgener revealed details of this new line on the March 22, 2025 edition of The Cigar Authority.
The Karatoba is a cigar with a Dark Sumatra wrapper. Originally, Ozgener was intending to call this “Black.” After seeing the name “Black” on several other releases, Ozgener decided to go in a different direction. The name Karatoba is an amalgamation of two other words – Kara and Toba. Kara comes from Turkish and translates to “dark” or “black.” Toba refers to Lake Toba, a large volcanic in the northern Sumatra region of Indonesia.
While Oz Family Cigars has made its regular production and limited edition Pi Synesthesia lines at Casa Carrillo, this time, Ozgener has turned to a different factory, Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) I Nicaragua. In addition to the dark Sumatra wrapper, Karatoba uses a Nicaraguan binder and a combination of Nicaraguan and Dominican fillers.
Two Guys Smoke Shop, which is owned by The Cigar Authority’s host David Garofalo, has listed Robusto, Toro, and Gordo sizes (each in 21-count boxes) on its website, but they are not available for order yet.
Karatoba will be showcased at the 2025 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade show. The show opens on April 12, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
