Candela wrapper · Medium to full · Limited release
Black Works Studio Culture Vulture: flavour profile and cigars like it
Black Works Studio Culture Vulture is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Candela Candela wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, cocoa, sweetness, fruit, cream, cedar and earth.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Tatuaje input reclassified to L'Atelier L'Atelier and Rock-A-Feller Cigars Maduro.

What does Black Works Studio Culture Vulture taste like?
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Maduro, Connecticut, and Candela |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuador Habano |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by stogiepress.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Oveja Negra Brands, brand group |
| Factory | Fabrica Oveja Negra, Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Toro 6×48 · Robusto 5.25×50 · Panatela 6×42 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- bostonjimmie (stogiepress.com), Robusto, 5.25 x 50 (2026)In our words: Three Robustos showed pepper, sweetness, coffee, chocolate, wood, earth, and citrus.
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 Works Studio Culture Vulture
The line. The maker announced this limited edition on September 15, 2026. ovejanegracigars.com
The brand. Oveja Negra Brands groups Black Works Studio with Black Label Trading Company and Emilio. Its cigars are handmade at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Estelí. ovejanegracigars.com
Cigars like Black Works Studio Culture Vulture
- Tatuaje input reclassified to L'Atelier L'AtelierClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Rock-A-Feller Cigars MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Angel 1899Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Graycliff B-CuzAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumLess pepper and spice, a step milder.
- Oliva Serie VOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Black Works Studio Culture Vulture as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.