Black Label Trading Company is a boutique brand from Nicaragua founded in 2013 by James and Angela Brown, and has become one of the most recognized brands in the world of dark, powerful, and artistic cigars in the modern boutique industry. Produced at the Fabrica Oveja Negra in Esteli, Nicaragua, the brand focuses on small, meticulous production with an emphasis on unique blends, power, complexity, and a very distinct identity. Black Label is associated with a darker, rawer, richer style, making extensive use of Nicaraguan, San Andres, Broadleaf, and Banano tobaccos, along with deep profiles of earth, black pepper, espresso, cocoa, leather, and toasted wood.