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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
Black Star Line Cigars is turning to Fábrica Oveja Negra for its newest line, which honors the 100th anniversary of the Rosewood massacre.
The Rosewood 1923 is a new line that will debut in a 6 x 48 corona size. It uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic Nicaragua. The MSRP is set at $13.50 and it’s a regular production item that will be offered in boxes and bundles of 20 cigars.
“I have always wanted to work with Oveja Negra. I am a huge fan of their cigars and actually James (Brown) was one of the first people I reached out to when I was looking to enter the cigar industry,” said Aric Bey, owner of Black Star Line Cigars, in a press release. “I ended up gaining JB’s respect through my hardwork and persistence with what I have done thus far with AGANORSA Leaf.”
As for the name, it references the Rosewood massacre, which killed between 7-27 people and destroyed the entire town with the exception of a lone general store. Rosewood was destroyed as part of racially motivated killings. Following a lynching, Black residents of Rosewood began defending themselves against attacks. In response to their defenses, white mobs came to the town and razed the town, which had an independent Black community. Following the massacre, the town was abandoned.
“I love the name because it not only pays homage to the 100-year anniversary of the massacre but also pays homage to my fraternity brother John Singleton who made a movie about Rosewood in the early 90s. I am a member of ‘Greater’ Beta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and Singleton passed away a few years ago.”
The cigar is well made and has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good with a touch of firmness. The initial flavors at light up were citrus, cedar, brown sugar, black cherry, earthiness, and a lot of black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. Nice start.
At the first third (25 minutes) I had citrus, citrus peel, light black cherry, light graham cracker, earthiness, and black coffee. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is citrus, citrus peel, and earthiness with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar tastes like something James Brown made. The notes are working very well. I rated the first third 94.
As I moved through the second third (57 minutes) there were more black cherry notes. There were light citrus notes, light citrus peel, black cherry, earthiness, and a lot of black coffee. The cigar is still medium to full bodied. The finish is black coffee and light black cherry with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar made some changes but it's still just as good. I held 94 for the second third.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 16 minutes. The nice black cherry notes continued as the lead flavor. There are also some underlying toffee notes. There's also a lot of earthiness and black coffee. The cigar is still medium to full bodied. The finish is black coffee and a touch of toffee with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar has again changed but it hasn't hurt. I held the score of 94. This is a very good cigar. James Brown did a great job for Black Star Line. A very good cigar.
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