Dissident Cigars has new ownership once again. Today it was announced that ownership for Dissident has been taken over by Cynn & Joshua Coburn from Benjamin Holt. The Coburns are best known as cigar industry marketing veterans, authors, motivational speakers, and serial entrepreneurs. The Coburns have become the third set of owners for the brand. […]
PCA 2021 Report: Oveja Negra Brands
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At the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Oveja Negra Brands returned with the same booth as it had for the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. This was especially pleasing because I loved how this booth highlighted the unique nature of each of the four brands – and still puts them under one umbrella. The world […]
PCA 2021 Report: Dissident Cigars
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2021 was the second PCA/IPCPR trade show for Dissident Cigars since Benjamin Holt resurrected the brand back in 2019. Once again, Dissident Cigars was a part of the Oveja Negra Brands booth. In 2020, Holt unveiled three new core offerings in his portfolio: Rant, Rave, and Tirade. Since these cigars did not have an opportunity […]
The Blog: KMA Episode 424 – Benjamin Holt, Dissident Cigars
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Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we will now post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On June 12th Benjamin Holt of Dissident Cigars was our special guest. Catch the full show below: Image/Video […]
Cigar News: Dissident Home 2021 Heads for Release
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Dissident Cigars’ annual release, the Dissident Home 2021 is returning for 2021 and heading to retailers. The Dissident Home 2021 marks the third release of the Home since Benjamin Holt resurrected the brand in 2019. As in previous years, Home 2021 consists of an Ecuadorian Maduro and Corojo barber-pole wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and […]
Cigar Review: Dissident Home 2020
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In 2020, Dissident Cigars released the second edition of its limited edition line known as Home. The story of the Home cigar traces back to when Dissident Cigars was originally launched several years ago. The brand Dissident was launched in 2013 by Jason Webster and Neil Edwards, who were the owners of The Humidor in […]
Prime Time Episode 169: James Brown, Oveja Negra Brands
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It’s the first episode of 2021 for the Prime Time Show, and tonight for Episode 169 we welcome the one and only James Brown of Oveja Negra Brands back tot the show. The past two years have continued to be some amazing years for Brown, his factory, and his brands and tonight we’ll catch up […]
Prime Time Awards 2020: Small/Medium Company of the Year – Oveja Negra Brands
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The Prime Time Awards are voted on by three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for the 2020 Small/Medium Company of the Year. This award factors in things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. Oveja Negra […]
Cigar News: Dissident Announces Rant, Rave, and Tirade Lines
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Dissident Cigars has announced three small-batch lines – Rant, Rave, and Tirade. These are three new blends that are being incorporated into the portfolio. If the names sound familiar, they were originally vitola names in the Dissident Soapbox when the brand was first introduced in 2013. When Benjamin Holt acquired the brand, he overhauled the […]
Cigar News: Dissident Cigars Announces Limited Release of Home 2020
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Next month Dissident Cigars was planning on releasing the 2020 edition of its Home release. However, in order to support its retail partners during the Coronavirus pandemic, the company has announced a partial allocation of the Home release to select retailers. “I was waiting until next month when the whole of the shipment was stateside […]