The Smoking Syndicate: Black Work Studio Killer Bee Robusto
Episode 2542 of the Cigar Coop Prime Time Show podcast, hosted by Cigar Coop, titled "The Smoking Syndicate: Black Work Studio Killer Bee Robusto" was published on August 4, 2025 and runs 6 minutes.
August 4, 2025 ·6m · Cigar Coop Prime Time Show
Summary
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: RobustoSize: 5 x 50Wrapper: Ecuadorian MaduroBinder: NicaraguanFiller: NicaraguanCountry of Origin: NicaraguaFactory: Fabrica Oveja Negra Final Score: 90
Episode Description
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
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