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Black Label Trading Company Last Rites: flavour profile and cigars like it

Black Label Trading Company Last Rites is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Maduro wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion Limitada and A.J. Fernandez Enclave Broadleaf.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Black Label Trading Company Last Rites cigar
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What does Black Label Trading Company Last Rites taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • earth and leather
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuadorian maduro
BinderHonduras
FillerNicaragua; Honduras
StrengthMedium to full as published by smokeinn.com
BodyMedium-Full
Made inNicaragua
Made byFábrica Oveja Negra for Black Label Trading Company
FactoryFábrica Oveja Negra, Estelí
SizesNot listed

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Black Label Trading Company Last Rites

The line. Last Rites was one of BLTC’s six original blends in 2013. A 5-by-50 Robusto Real was announced in June 2023. A 6-by-50 toro followed in March 2025. ovejanegracigars.com

The brand. Black Label Trading Company launched in 2013 with six blends. James Brown blends its cigars. James and Angela Brown opened Fábrica Oveja Negra in 2015. The factory operates in Estelí, Nicaragua. Oveja Negra Brands distributes the portfolio. ovejanegracigars.com

Cigars like Black Label Trading Company Last Rites

  1. Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary Edicion LimitadaClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. A.J. Fernandez Enclave BroadleafAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. C.L.E. CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  4. Paradiso RevelationAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
  5. Leaf by Oscar MaduroOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Black Label Trading Company Last Rites as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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