Black Label Trading Co.’s Redemption line is no more, as the company confirmed to halfwheel today that the line has been discontinued.

The cause for the deletion was that the company didn’t feel comfortable in the prospects of securing the line’s Nicaraguan maduro wrapper, and as such decided it was best to delete the line from its portfolio. The blend also uses Nicaraguan binder and filler and was made at the company’s Fabrica de Oveja Negra factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.

It was one of the company’s core lines of cigars, though production had been limited to just 1,000 boxes per year. Five sizes were made in the line, a robusto and robusto box press (5 x 54), toro (6 x 54), gran toro and gran toro box press (6 x 60).

No other products are being deleted at this time.

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Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for MLB.com, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.