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San Andrés wrapper · Medium to full · Limited release

Black Label Trading Company Macabre: flavour profile and cigars like it

Black Label Trading Company Macabre is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Artesano Del Tobacco El Pulpo and Curivari Buenaventura Maduro.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Black Label Trading Company Macabre cigar
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What does Black Label Trading Company Macabre taste like?

No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés
BinderEcuadorian Habano
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium to full as published by smokeinn.com
BodyNot published
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.

About Black Label Trading Company Macabre

The line. Macabre was announced on March 31, 2026 for that year’s PCA show. Retailers attending the show received first access. Shipping was planned immediately afterward. Each of its three debut formats has a rabito cap. 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 Macabre

  1. Artesano Del Tobacco El PulpoClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Curivari Buenaventura MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Drew Estate Undercrown 10Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. HVC Edicion Especial 2015Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Micallef MigdaliaOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

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

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