Media Rueda announces immediate availability of Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend in Belgium and Luxembourg. BLK WKS Hyena and BLTC Lawless now also available

Brussels (Belgium), May 18, 2021 — Media Rueda™ announces immediate availability of Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend in Belgium and Luxembourg. BLK WKS Hyena and BLTC Lawless now also available

Bishops Blend

Starting today Black Label Trading Company’s (BLTC) yearly Limited Edition Bishops Blend will be available in Belgium and Luxembourg through Media Rueda. Bishops Blend is hand crafted in Estelí, Nicaragua at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

This is the sixth vintage of Bishops Blend in the Corona Larga and Robusto vitolas.  The Lancero vitola was first released in 2020. 

“We are very excited about this highly anticipated release.  Bishops Blend boasts big bold flavors of anise, pepper, raisins and a sweet earthiness on the finish. It is very complex and extremely refined. As with the past vintages, the broadleaf fillers shine at the forefront and are perfectly balanced by the Nicaraguan filler tobaccos,” said James Brown, creator of Black Label Trading Co. and partner at Fabrica Oveja Negra.

“Through some keen logistics planning we are able to announce availability of BLTC Bishops Blend in Belgium and Luxembourg on the same day they become available in the USA,” said Pieter De Windt, partner with Media Rueda, “Bishops Blend is one of the most anticipated releases from BLTC every year. It represents everything BLTC stands for: a bold and dark cigar, yet complex and refined. We are happy our local aficionados will be able to savour these cigars without having to rely on friends to bring them over from the United States.”

BISHOPS BLEND

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

​​Wrapper: Ecuador Habano Maduro

​​Binder: Ecuador Habano

​​Filler: Nicaragua, Connecticut & PA Broadleaf

Robusto – 5 x 48 (20 count) RP € 13.00 (*)

Corona Larga – 6.25 x 46 (20 count) RP € 13.90

Lancero – 7 x 42 (12 count) RP € 14.90

Hyena

Black Works Studio (BLK WKS) Hyena was announced earlier this year and is now also available through Media Rueda.

“Hyena is the latest addition to the BLK WKS portfolio. A truly unique cigar that is focused on showcasing a perfect balance between Nicaraguan fillers and the Cameroon wrapper.  The profile is spice forward with white pepper & semi-sweet baking spices blended with herbal notes & cedar.

The finish is a blend of bitter cocoa, cream & malt. Hyena is an extremely complex and balanced cigar and is a tribute to our many years of living in Africa,” said James Brown, creator of BLTC & BLK WKS and owner at Fabrica Oveja Negra. 

“When I first sampled Hyena, I was literally blown away by the craftsmanship that went into the creation of these cigars. It is a true tribute to the quality and complexity of the Cameroon wrapper, blended expertly with everything we love about Nicaraguan tobaccos,” said Pieter De Windt.

HYENA

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Cameroon 

Binder: Nicaraguan Habano

Filler: Nicaragua

Corona Gorda – 5 x 46 (20 count) RP € 14.90

Lonsdale – 6.5 x 42 (20 count) RP € 14.90

Lawless

BLTC Lawless is one of the original core lines introduced in 2013. In 2019 it received new packaging and the blend was slightly tweaked.

"I'm very excited for the re-boot of the BLTC Core Line. Black Label is celebrating its six-year anniversary and it was time to change things up a bit.  I believe every cigar has its own personality and tells a story.  I wanted to give our core products the chance to tell that story through unique artwork for each line.  It was also time to tweak the blends a bit. The blends didn't change, I just played with different proportions of the original tobaccos creating a new, unique version of the cigars," said James Brown at the time.

“Lawless was the one core line from BLTC still missing from our portfolio. With this addition, we now offer all core BLTC product lines to our retail partners, while we continue to bring along the Limited Editions. Lawless is a medium-full cigar with a great flavour profile, offering notes of cocoa, espresso, freshly ground coffee and cedar, sitting on a rich earthy background. It may be my favourite core line!”, said Pieter De Windt.

LAWLESS

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano 

Binder: Nicaragua

Filler: Nicaragua

Robusto – 5 x 54 (20 count) RP € 11.90

Churchill – 7 x 48 (20 count) RP € 13.00