Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) announced today, the upcoming 2020 release of the 2020 S&R – Hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. S&R will be available at select BLK WKS retailers for a limited time. As part of the ANouncement, James Brown, creator of BLK WKS and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra noted: Read more about Cigar News: Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) Announces 2020 S&R[…]
Dissident Cigars announced today the shipment of three new blends the company has been working on. Starting this week, the company will begin shipping the Rant, Rave and Tirade. Each of these blends are handcrafted at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua. Dissident Cigars Owner, Benjamin Holt explained: “This has been a project that has taken Read more about Cigar News: Dissident Cigars Announces Three New Blends[…]
Back in 2016, Black Label Trading Co., owned by husband and wife, James and Angela Brown, introduced a limited edition cigar known as the Bishops Blend. The idea was highlight the broadleaf characteristics in the blend. The Black Label Trading Company Bishops blend five year anniversary is, as the name declares, the fifth installment of Read more about Cigar Review: BLTC Bishops Blend Five Year Anniversary – Rated 93[…]
Every year since 2016, Black Label Trading Compnay (BLTC) has released a limited edition of their Santa Muerte. The name Santa Muerte is short for Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte, which is an idol, female deity or folk saint in Mexican and Mexican-American folk Catholicism. A personification of death, she is associated with healing, Read more about Cigar Review: Black Label Trading Co. Santa Muerte 2019 Short Robusto – Rated 95[…]
At the 2019 Premium Cigar Association trade show, James Brown, owner of Black Label Trading Company showcased a line extension to his famed Last Rites cigar. This latest release is known as the Last Rites Viaticum. Viaticum is a term used especially in the Catholic Church for the Eucharist (also called Holy Communion) administered, with or Read more about Cigar Review: Black Label Trading Co. – Last Rites Viaticum – Rated 94[…]
The third blend in the newly acquired Dissident Cigars portfolio by Benjamin Holt is the Soap Box. Re-launched at this years Premium Cigar Association (PCA) trade show, the Soap Box has a new look and different blend than the original. In the company’s press release, Benjamin Holt, owner of Dissident Cigars, noted: “I am very Read more about Cigar Review: Dissident Soap Box Robusto – Rated 93[…]
In a Facebook post today, Benjamin Holt, owner of Dissident Cigar Co. announced he has informed Oveja Negra Brands that he can no longer represent the brand as the lower Midwest representative. Oveja Negra Brands is owned by James Brown, best known for Black Works Studio and Black Label Cigar Co. In the announcement, Holt Read more about Cigar News: Benjamin Holt Puts all His Energy Into Dissident Cigars[…]
The 2019 Premium Cigar Association trade show had some new products to talk about. In the case of Dissident Cigars an old brand made new by Benjamin Holt. The original Dissident brand was launched in 2013 by Neil Edwards and Jason Webster, who also own The Humidor Cigars and Lounge in Wichita, Kan. The line Read more about Cigar Review: Dissident Bloc Robusto – Rated 92[…]
As we reported earlier this month, the new Dissident cigar brand under the ownership of Benjamin Holt will launch at IPCPR 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In a press release in January, Holt stated: “I have always thought that Dissident had huge potential and in time I would like to bring this brand back into Read more about Cigar News: Dissident Cigars Announces Soapbox and Bloc for the 2019 IPCPR[…]
At the beginning of 2019, it was announced that Dissident Cigars, an Ultra Boutique brand was acquired by Benjamin Holt, a sales representative for Boutiques Unified. In a press release in January, Holt stated: “I have always thought that Dissident had huge potential and in time I would like to bring this brand back into Read more about Cigar News: Dissident Debuting Limited Release Home at IPCPR 2019[…]
Unless you are hiding in a barn or living under a rock, you most certainly have heard of Island Jim Robinson and probably set your eyes on his acclaimed Leaf by Oscar series of cigars. You know, the ones that are wrapped in a tobacco leaf instead of being packaged in cellophane. The ones that Read more about Cigar Review: The Leaf by James – Rated 91[…]
PRESS RELEASE January 31, 2018— Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) is pleased to announce the upcoming release of S&R: Hand crafted in Esteli, Nicaragaua at Fabrica Oveja Negra. S&R will be available at select BLK WKS retailers for a limited time. This offering will add to the BLK WKS portfolio consisting of the Killer Bee, Read more about Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) Announces Release of S&R[…]
“That’s great! It starts with an earthquake, Birds and snakes, an aeroplane; Lenny Bruce is not afraid.” For those that know this lyrical line you recall it comes from the R.E.M. classic song – It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine). Well, Fred Rewey and the Nomad Cigar Company want to make sure Read more about Nomad Cigars Takes Us To The End of the World – Fin de los Mundos[…]
I remember meeting Chris Weber, founder of Veritas Cigars, at the 2014 IPCPR and we have been friends ever since. The first Veritas cigar I reviewed on Stogie Press was the company’s 412 blend and it was quite the enjoyable cigar. Chris was quite proud of this blend and it was aptly named the “412” Read more about Veritas 412 Cigar Review – Take Two[…]