Cigar atlas · Full · Limited release
Black Label Trading Company Morphine: flavour profile and cigars like it
Black Label Trading Company Morphine is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Maduro wrapper 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 Aganorsa Leaf Maduro and Barn Cured.

What does Black Label Trading Company Morphine 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?
| Wrapper | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Full as published by smokingpipes.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | not disclosed; James Brown; Fábrica Oveja Negra |
| Factory | Fábrica Oveja Negra, Estelí |
| Sizes | 2020 Corona Gorda 5.5×48 · 2020 Lancero 7.25×42 · 2020 Short Robusto 4.5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 91 points, 2014 Lancero (2014)In our words: The 2014 Lancero review assessed medium strength and medium-full body.
- Cigar Reviews by the Katman (kohnhed.com): 75 points, 2020 Corona Gorda 5.5 x 48 (2021)In our words: The reviewer reported smoking three cigars. The review gave 75 points.
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 Morphine
The line. Morphine launched in 2014. The 2020 release was its seventh annual vintage. cigar-coop.com
The brand. BLTC marked its tenth anniversary in 2023. James and Angela Brown are named founders. James Brown is identified as BLTC creator and a Fábrica Oveja Negra partner. The source does not disclose legal brand ownership. ovejanegracigars.com
Cigars like Black Label Trading Company Morphine
- Aganorsa Leaf MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Barn CuredAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Laranja Reserva EscuroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Foundation Cigars Olmec MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- La Rica Serie 2000One step furtherWrapper style not published · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Black Label Trading Company Morphine as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- ovejanegracigars.com/blogs/news/black-label-trading-company-announces-seventh-annual-release-of-morphine
- cigar-coop.com/2014/06/cigar-review-black-label-trading-2.html
- kohnhed.com/2021/03/02/black-label-trading-company-morphine-2020-cigar-reviews-by-the-katman
- neptunecigar.com/cigar/black-label-trading-company-morphine
- ovejanegracigars.com/blogs/news/black-label-trading-company-announces-shipment-of-morphine
- smokingpipes.com/cigars/black-label-trading-company/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=644615