Black Label Trading Company: BLK WKS Studio The Hornet Robusto Cigars

BLK WKS Studio is the brainchild of James Brown, founder and blender of Black Label Trading Co. Considered another artistic expression of Brown's approach to cigarmaking, Black Works Studio focuses on complex blends and rarer components. James not only flexes his creative muscles in crafting each stick, however, but also in the modernist, avant-garde artwork accompanying each line, all designed by Brown himself.

Made in Estelí, Nicaragua at the Oveja Negra factory, BLK WKS Studio presents their The Hornet cigar. An extension of the BLK WKS Studio Killer Bee line, these small-batch, boutique sticks feature a small piece of Candela wrapper covering the foot of the cigar, matching the Candela strips around the cap. The Ecuadorian Maduro wrapper with Candela accents, then, envelops a Nicaraguan Habano binder and Nicaraguan fillers. It all makes for a stronger blend than the original Killer Bee, featuring a unique profile that's bold, rich, and spicy.