Black Label Trading Co.’s Morphine is Back for 2017
Black Label Trading Co. is about to release the fourth installment of its limited edition Morphine line, returning in three sizes from previous years’ editions.
“Since this is our fourth vintage of Morphine, I decided to pick my favorite vitolas from the last three years,” said James Brown, the company’s founder.
- Black Label Trading Co. Morphine Short Robusto (2017) (4 1/2 x 50) — $10.50 (Boxes of 20, $210)
- Black Label Trading Co. Morphine Lancero (2017) (7 1/4 x 42) — $11 (Boxes of 12, $132)
- Black Label Trading Co. Morphine Corona (2017) (5 1/2 x 42) — $10.50 (Boxes of 18, $189)
The Corona was released in 2014, the Short Robusto in 2015 and the Lancero was released last year.
Each size will come in different box-counts, with the Corona coming 18 to a box, the Short Robusto in 20-count boxes, and the Lancero will be packed in 12-count boxes. Each size will have 400 boxes produced for a total of 20,000 cigars.
The blend remains the same, with a Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper, Nicaraguan habano binder and fillers from Nicaragua, with Brown calling this year’s vintage a bold and full bodied blend that is rich, complex, and balanced. The cigars are produced at the company’s Fabrica Oveja Negra factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.
The cigars will be available at select Black Label Trading Co. retailers beginning June 16.
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, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, 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.
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