OZ Family Cigars Maracana

OZ Family Cigars Maracana

OZ Family Cigars Maracana brings Tim Ozgener’s love of soccer into a regular production cigar with Brazilian character, Garcia family tobacco, and Honduran craftsmanship. Named for Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, this softly pressed release connects Ozgener’s CAO Brazilia past with a new My Father Cigars Honduras blend built for depth, sweetness, and full bodied flavor.

• Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper gives Maracana its dark tone, earthy sweetness, and rich visual presence.
• Double binder uses Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco for structure, combustion, and layered strength.
• Fillers from Honduras and Nicaragua bring notes of espresso, earth, black pepper, leather, and cocoa nibs.
• Made at My Father Cigars Honduras, tying OZ Family Cigars to one of the most respected cigar making families in the industry.
• Softly pressed construction gives the cigar a comfortable feel, a clean draw, and a polished presentation.
• Released as the fifth regular production line from OZ Family Cigars, with 21 count boxes across four sizes.

Maracana is built around a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper, a leaf known for dark color, earthy sweetness, and a hearty smoking character. The stadium inspiration is not a surface level branding move. Tim Ozgener has a long personal history with soccer, and the Brazilian theme also speaks to his earlier work with CAO Brazilia, one of the best remembered Brazilian wrapped cigars from the CAO years.

The cigar is made at My Father Cigars Honduras, using Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco in both the binder and filler. Reports on the release describe Honduran filler from the Talanga Valley, along with Nicaraguan tobacco from Garcia managed farms. That detail matters because Maracana is not just an OZ Family concept, it carries the agricultural and factory discipline associated with the Garcia family.

Visually, expect a dark maduro toned wrapper with a coffee brown cast, fine tooth, and a softly pressed shape that feels substantial without being bulky. A well kept sample should show an even pack, a neat cap, and aromas of damp earth, coffee beans, leather tack, cocoa nibs, black pepper, and dark raisin sweetness. Suggested image alt text, OZ Family Cigars Maracana softly pressed cigar with Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper and soccer inspired band.

The first third should open with black pepper, earth, espresso, and charred oak before the Brazilian wrapper adds a darker sweetness. In the middle, the profile fills out with cocoa nibs, leather, roasted coffee, peanut shells, and a faint molasses note. The final third is likely to sit in the medium full to full range, with earth, pepper, coffee bean, and a long sweet finish carrying the profile to the nub.

Summary

• Box Count: 21
• Region: Honduras
• Strength: Full
• Binder: Honduran and Nicaraguan
• Wrapper: Brazilian Arapiraca
• Filler: Honduran and Nicaraguan

What does OZ Family Cigars Maracana taste like?

OZ Family Cigars Maracana offers black pepper, espresso, earth, leather, cocoa nibs, charred oak, and dark raisin sweetness. The Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper gives the cigar a sweet earthy core with a long finish.

How strong is OZ Family Cigars Maracana?

Maracana is described as a full strength cigar. It has enough body for seasoned smokers, with a profile built around dark tobacco sweetness, earth, coffee, and spice.

What wrapper is used on Maracana?

Maracana uses a Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper. This tobacco gives the cigar its dark color, earthy depth, and naturally sweet finish.

Where is Maracana made?

Maracana is made in Honduras at My Father Cigars Honduras. The cigar uses Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco in both the binder and filler.

Is OZ Family Cigars Maracana box pressed?

Maracana is softly pressed. The shape gives the cigar a comfortable grip, a refined look, and a draw that should feel focused when properly humidified.

What sizes are available?

Maracana is offered in Robusto, Robusto Extra, Toro, and Gordo sizes. Each size is packaged in 21 count boxes.

Why is it called Maracana?

Maracana is named after Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The name reflects Tim Ozgener’s love of soccer and the cigar’s Brazilian wrapper tobacco.

Who should smoke OZ Family Cigars Maracana?

Maracana is best suited for smokers who enjoy full bodied cigars, Brazilian wrapper tobacco, My Father made construction, and flavor notes of espresso, earth, pepper, leather, and dark sweetness.