More than 100 years of premium cigar experience in one photo.
I met Rocky Patel in the late 1990s while I was still in college in Boston, back when he was building Indian Tabac. I met Nick Perdomo of Perdomo Cigars and Tim Ozgener, formerly of CAO and now OZ Family Cigars/Crowned Heads, in New York in the early 2000s when I first started at Davidoff’s Madison Ave Store.
Early in my career, I had the privilege of selling their brands at retail, sharing their stories and blends with consumers, and learning firsthand from these gentlemen who helped shape the modern premium cigar business.
Today, it’s meaningful to stand alongside them sharing Ferio Tego.
Of course we compete. We all want our brands to matter more to retailers and consumers. But not at the expense of one another’s success.
Over the years, these three have been generous with their time, support, encouragement, and advocacy for our young company. That says a great deal about who they are, and I’m grateful for their friendship.
PS — all four of us are musicians! Can you guess what instruments we play?
Photo by @boldleaflaw@feriotego@michaelherklots@rockypatelcigar@rockypatelpersonal@perdomocigars@nickperdomojr@ozfamilycigars@timozgener@thecrownedheads
Behind the Blend event this Thursday, May 14th at @lacigarcollective from 6-9pm! Experience how the cigar blend creation process is done in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic in my signature “Behind the Blend” event series!
We dive deep into the blending process by smoking the different elements that are blended in our OZ Family Cigars blends.
Magical New Orleans is staring to get into my blood. Amazing few days with @arnitaozgener@evanozgener & new friends from @tulaneu . Loved @jazzfest - highlighted by the @wwoz_neworleans Jazz Tent & an incredible performance by @lorde .
One of the real highlights was experiencing the history, ambience, and aura of @preservationhall where we witnessed 2 nights of their “Midnight Prserves.” Special guests with their incredible ensemble included @cimafunk@mattquinnmusic@therevivalists@jellyjoseph@gillianwelch davidrawlings @lauren_daigle .
Saturday morning we had the opportunity to hear more about the history of Preservation Hall with a “Beignets & Brass” brunch. Highly recommend to go see a show in their special, 100 person capacity room whenever you’re in The Big Easy.
#neworleans #neworleansmusic #jazzfest #preservationhalljazzband
Happy Birthday to my dear son @aidanozgener !
You are determined, kind, empathetic, competitive, resilient, intelligent, charismatic, and a natural leader. I am proud to be your dad & wish you all the best as you now step into adulthood! I love you, dad. ❤️
When we say all-star lineup… we mean it.
No talk — just cigars that show up every single time.
@thecrownedheads x @ozfamilycigars
Jericho Hill
Le Careme
Tennessee Waltz
Mil Días
Las Calaveras 2024
Las Calaveras 2025
La Imperiosa
Vereda
Aramas
Bosphorus
Firsat
Karatoba
Every stick in this lineup brings something different to the table… the only question is—
Which one’s gonna be your all star player for today?
@timozgener@migsch1980
#cigarshop #cigarlife #cigaraficionado #cigarsociety #cigarlover
