This week we welcome back James Brown to the Prime Time Show. It’s ten years since Brown launched Black Label Trading Company, and today Brown has established himself as a force in the small batch world of cigars. We will talk to James about the latest happenings at Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, […]
This week we welcome James Brown back to the Prime Time Show. It’s ten years since Brown launched Black Label Trading Company, and today Brown has established himself as a force in the small batch world of cigars. We will talk to James about the latest happenings at Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Oveja Negra Brands has announced the Black Label Trading Company Santa Muerte, a cigar first introduced in 2016, will become a core line in the portfolio. The debut of Santa Muerte as a core line will take place at Total Product Expo (TPE) 2023 in Las Vegas. Since its initial release in 2016, the Santa […]
Oveja Negra Brands has announced a new iteration of its Black Label Trading Co. Ligero Hawaii exclusive cigar for R. Field Wine Co. Ligero Hawaii was first released in 2018, but returns this year with an updated blend and a new size. “Ligero Hawaii, originally released in 2018, is back! We are excited with its […]
At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands announced the return of the Black Label Trading Company Morphine. Morphine is a limited edition cigar that was first introduced in 2014. Since then it had been an annual limited edition release, but in 2021 it was given a year off. Now it returns […]
As we reported from the 2022 PCA Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands is bringing back the Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend. This annual has been released for the seventh time and will be available to select retailers this month. Bishops Blend features an Ecuadorian Habano Maduro wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano binder and filler […]
Oveja Negra Brands is an umbrella for four brands: Black Label Trading Company, Black Works Studio, Emilio Cigars, and Dissident Cigars. James and Angela Brown own three of the brands while the fourth brand, Dissident, is owned by Joshua and Cynn Coburn. As it has since 2019, the Oveja Negra Brands booth had four corners […]
Black Works Studio has been putting out some stellar releases, so when they announced the Intergalactic, I was thrilled. This cigar is a bit different from the normal powerhouses that Black Works Studio releases. The Intergalactic is a complex cigar with more layers of flavors than their previous releases. “Intergalactic is a unique cigar for […]
In 2019, Black Label Trading Company announced it was releasing an offshoot of its Last Rites line known as Viaticum. At the time, Black Label Trading Company was celebrating its sixth anniversary and brand owner James Brown wanted to release something special to coincide with the milestone. In this case, he opted to take his […]
