Cigar Journal winner of the Best Boutique Brand Nicaragua 2023: Black Label Trading Company Royalty! Since it won this major award, the small-batch limited release cigar company has been in even higher demand—and shorter supply.

Just to establish the hierarchy of this Nicaraguan cigar maker: Oveja Negra (AKA black sheep) cigar brand family begets Black Works Studio and All Black Label Trading Company. The company was co-founded by the husband-and-wife team, James and Angela Brown.

Boveda's Drew Emmer—who loves the BWS Killer Bee cigar, BTW—sat down with James to discuss why these boutique cigars are for smokers who are still looking for their favorite stick.

What is Boveda? Cigar makers age and preserve the flavor and character of their hand-rolled cigars with Boveda, that brown 2-way humidity pack that you find in a cigar box. At home, continue to use Boveda in your humidor to keep cigars well-humidified or they can be hard to light, burn to too fast or get moldy. With Boveda in your humidor, you'll enjoy full flavor from every cigar. Boveda has been keeping cigars tasting great for more than 25 years. Age and store premium cigars with Boveda in your humidor.

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00:00 Never risk your cigars, use Boveda

00:30 Cold open

02:22 #1 selling vitola is a Petite Corona

03:06 Co-founders James and Angel Brown are citizens of the world

05:25 Cigars and wine

06:59 Story behind Black Sheep Cigars (Oveja Negra translates to “black sheep” in English)

08:31 The Killer Bee cigar is tasty

10:28 Love a complex full-bodied cigar? These are the cigars you've been looking for!

11:54 Limited-edition Poison Dart cigar

14:19 Smoking a cigar is a very intimate experience