Last summer, Emilio Cigars announced the return of its La Musa line as a limited edition offering. This month, Emilio La Musa will be heading to select retailers. This is the first release of this line since the collaboration between Emilio Cigars and Black Label Trading Company (BLTC). La Musa features a revamped blend and […]
Black Label Trading Company has announced the return of its small batch Deliverance Nocturne release. Deliverance Nocturne returns with the same blend as has been used in previous years. For the first time since the 2017 release the full size “Tall Salomon” measuring 6 1/4 x 36 x 56 returns along with the Perfecto and […]
Oveja Negra Brands has announced it will attend the 2020 PCA Trade Show this summer in Las Vegas. In addition, the company announced that for the first time it will participate in the Tobacco Plus Expo 2020 show which opens January 29th and also takes place in Las Vegas. The brands of Oveja Negra Brands […]
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2019 Small/Medium Factory of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. […]
“To me this is one of the best releases of the Morphine to date.” Wrapper: Mexican San Andrés Maduro/Ecuadorian Maduro (Barber Pole for Lancero Only) Binder: Nicaraguan Habano Filler: Nicaragua Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Fabrica Oveja Negra Lancero: 7 1/4 x 42 Price: $11.50 Review: Black Label Trading Company Morphine Lancero 2018 (1/21/19) Appearances on Countdown […]
On Episode 118, Benjamin Holt, the owner of Dissident Cigars, makes his Prime Time debut! Dissident is a brand that developed a cult following, but eventually went away. This year came news that Benjamin has resurrected the brand with his own spin. We talk to Benjamin about his journey in the cigar industry and this […]
Oveja Negra Brands has announced that the Black Label Trading Company Last Rites Viaticum, a small batch off-shoot of the Last Rites blend, is now heading to retailers. “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 […]
Late in 2015, cigar maker James Brown launched his second brand known as Black Works Studio. One of the first releases under that brand was a box-pressed offering known as NBK (an acronym for Natural Born Killers). At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Brown would introduce an off-shoot of NBK that would be made available […]
For the fourth year in a row, Black Label Trading Company is releasing a cigar to commemorate the Day of the Dead – the Black Label Trading Company Santa Muerte. Like the previous release, the 2019 edition of the Santa Muerte features an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper and binder as well as Dominican, San Andres, and Nicaraguan […]
Emilio Cigars has announced the second release of its Emilio Grimalkin Seasonal Edition. This is the maduro counterpart to the Emilio Grimalkin line. Earlier this year, Emilio Cigars announced it was bringing back the Grimalkin, an old brand in its portfolio. Grimalkin first hit the market in 2011. The cigar was a Nicaraguan puro that […]
