Jimmy D smokes and reviews the Maracana Gordo from Oz Family Cigars. The Maracana features a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper, over binders from Honduras and Nicaragua, and fillers from Honduras and Nicaragua. The Gordo is a 6″x60 box-pressed cigar and is produced at the My Father Honduras factory. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjoaBTFRKjI
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Jimmy D reviews the Oz Family Cigars Karatoba Gordo while at The Drawing Room. The Karatoba was released nationally in June of 2025. It features an Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed wrapper, over a Nicaraguan binder, and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. It was released in 4 vitolas: robusto, robusto extra, gordo, and toro. It was…
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Tim Ozgener is a well known name in the industry. Most will recognize the name from a few years ago as head of CAO cigars. Things happen in the cigar industry and some people just have to take a hiatus. Rumors in the industry hinted to an “Ozgener Return” and it was finally solidified during…
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