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Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Black Label Trading Company was founded by James and Angela Brown and is based out of their factory, Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua. Most cigar smokers know them well as James is one of the hottest cigar blenders around at them moment, especially from Nicaragua. In 2015, James created the Black Works Studio, or sometimes called BLK WKS, which was like a laboratory for him to experiment with different tobaccos and vitolas in a limited supply. One of the first cigars to be released from Black Works Studio was the Killer Bee. The Killer Bee was a unique cigar that had a distinctive cap. The cigar is wrapped with a luscious Connecticut Maduro wrapper from Ecaudor, but the cap also included a sliver of natural Ecuadorian Connecticut shade tobacco wrapped around it giving it the bee stripes effect.
Vitola: Robusto
Size: 5 x 50
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Fabrica Oveja Negra
Final Score: 90
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Black Label Trading Company was founded by James and Angela Brown and is based out of their factory, Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua. Most cigar smokers know them well as James is one of the hottest cigar blenders around at them moment, especially from Nicaragua. In 2015, James created the Black Works Studio, or sometimes called BLK WKS, which was like a laboratory for him to experiment with different tobaccos and vitolas in a limited supply. One of the first cigars to be released from Black Works Studio was the Killer Bee. The Killer Bee was a unique cigar that had a distinctive cap. The cigar is wrapped with a luscious Connecticut Maduro wrapper from Ecaudor, but the cap also included a sliver of natural Ecuadorian Connecticut shade tobacco wrapped around it giving it the bee stripes effect.
Vitola: Robusto
Size: 5 x 50
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Maduro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Fabrica Oveja Negra
Final Score: 90
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
For Prime Time Episode 348, we are joined by Reinhard Pohorec as our special guest.
Reinhard has established himself on multiple fronts in the cigar industry. He is known for being the host of the Light Em Up Lounge podcast. In the past few years, he has been the Vice President of Sales of Meerapfel Cigars.
Plus we have our Florida Sun Grown Beef, Altadis USA The Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and our Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation segment.
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
For Prime Time Episode 348, we are joined by Reinhard Pohorec as our special guest.
Reinhard has established himself on multiple fronts in the cigar industry. He is known for being the host of the Light Em Up Lounge podcast. In the past few years, he has been the Vice President of Sales of Meerapfel Cigars.
Plus we have our Florida Sun Grown Beef, Altadis USA The Ties That Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and our Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation segment.
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 166 pays homage to the late Ozzy Osbourne.
Ozzy passed away on July 22, 2025. Tonight we look back at the career of Ozzy Osbourne from his early Black Sabbath days to his final concert early this month.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Prime Time Jukebox Episode 166 pays homage to the late Ozzy Osbourne.
Ozzy passed away on July 22, 2025. Tonight we look back at the career of Ozzy Osbourne from his early Black Sabbath days to his final concert early this month.
As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:
References
Friday Jul 25, 2025
Friday Jul 25, 2025
For Prime Time Episode 347, we are joined by Nirka Reyes, who heads up the De Los Reyes tobacco operation in the Dominican Republic.
Nirka heads up an operation that includes world renowned farms, a factory, and a brand. We will talk about the operation as well as Nirka’s journey in the cigar industry as well as her family’s long history in tobacco.
Friday Jul 25, 2025
Friday Jul 25, 2025
For Prime Time Episode 347, we are joined by Nirka Reyes, who heads up the De Los Reyes tobacco operation in the Dominican Republic.
Nirka heads up an operation that includes world renowned farms, a factory, and a brand. We will talk about the operation as well as Nirka’s journey in the cigar industry as well as her family’s long history in tobacco.
Friday Jul 18, 2025
Friday Jul 18, 2025
For Prime Time Episode 346, Mel Shah of MBombay Cigars joins Will and Aaron as the special guest for the evening.
MBombay cigars have been around for a decade, and this past year has seen the brand get a restart. We will talk about Mel’s story, the relaunch of the brand, and some of the very unique things he has done with his brands. Plus we will have our FSG Tobacco Farm Beef Segment, Altadis U.S.A. The Ties that Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation Segments
Friday Jul 18, 2025
Friday Jul 18, 2025
For Prime Time Episode 346, Mel Shah of MBombay Cigars joins Will and Aaron as the special guest for the evening.
MBombay cigars have been around for a decade, and this past year has seen the brand get a restart. We will talk about Mel’s story, the relaunch of the brand, and some of the very unique things he has done with his brands. Plus we will have our FSG Tobacco Farm Beef Segment, Altadis U.S.A. The Ties that Bind, Alec Bradley Live True, Espinosa This Day in Sports History, and the Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Industry Deliberation Segments