Oveja Negra Brands has announced the return of the Black Works Studio Hawaii Kato. It’s an exclusive cigar for Hawaii retailer R. Field Wine Co. that was last released in 2019. Kato was originally released as an event-only cigar and branded under Black Works Studio. It’s an offshoot of the Black Works Killer Bee Green […]
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: Three More Oveja Negra Brands Lines to be Offered in Belgium and Luxembourg
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Back in February, it was announced that Oveja Negra Brands had entered into an agreement with Media Rueda for distribution of its Black Label Trading Company and Black Works Studio brands in Belgium and Luxembourg. Today Rueda Media announced that three lines: Bishops Blend 2021, Hyena, and Lawless will now be available through its company. […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company Releases Bishops Blend 2021 Edition
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Oveja Negra Brands has announced the sixth release of its annual limited edition cigar, the Black Label Bishops Blend 2021. May 18, 2021 — Black Label Trading Company is pleased to announce the shipment of Bishops Blend to select retailers later this month. Bishops Blend is hand crafted in Estelí, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. […]
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 News: Oveja Negra Brands Announces Details of Black Works Studio Hyena
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Last month, Oveja Negra Brands began informing retailers of a new offering under its Black Works Studio line known as Hyena. Yesterday, the company announced details around the release. Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) becomes the latest Cameroon wrapped release for Black Works Studio. Last year the company released its first Cameroon wrapped cigar with […]
Cigar News: Oveja Negra Brands Expands into Belgium and Luxembourg
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Oveja Negra Brands is heading into Belgium and Luxembourg. Today it was announced that Black Label Trading Company and Black Works Studio will be distributed by Media Rueda. “After entering the German market a couple years ago, we have been humbled by the incredible reception our cigars have received. We are excited to continue our […]
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 […]