Some cigars arrive with a last name that already means something in this world. When the family behind the band helped shape modern cigars, you sit up a little straighter before you light it. The Ozgener Family Firsat is exactly that kind of smoke, pedigree and all.
The Ozgener Family Firsat F60 is a 6×60 soft-pressed cigar made in the Dominican Republic at Casa Carrillo, the E.P. Carrillo factory. It wears an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano binder with Nicaraguan filler, it smokes mild to medium, and it ships in boxes of 20. Firsat is Turkish for opportunity, a quiet nod to the family’s immigration story.
- Ozgener Family Firsat F60, a 6×60 soft-pressed cigar in Ecuadorian Connecticut over an Ecuadorian Habano binder with Nicaraguan filler. Made in the Dominican Republic at Casa Carrillo, sold in boxes of 20, released in 2024.
- Cedar, cream, and roasted nuts lead, with graham, cinnamon, and a soft spice around the edges. Mild to medium in body, smooth, and easy to follow from light to nub.
- BLC Rating: 91/100. A polished, gentle cigar with real pedigree behind it, the milder Connecticut-wrapped line from the Ozgener family. It earns its spot on flavor and finish, not on strength.
FROM THE PORCH
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BEHIND THE BLEND
The Firsat comes from Ozgener Family Cigars, the company Tim Ozgener started after a lifetime spent around tobacco. His father, the late Cano Ozgener, founded CAO Cigars and built it into one of the most recognizable names of its era, so Tim grew up inside the business. The Ozgener Family range honors that Turkish heritage, and Firsat, meaning opportunity, points straight back at the family’s immigration story. The cigars are distributed by Crowned Heads and made at Ernesto Pérez-Carrillo’s Casa Carrillo factory in the Dominican Republic, and Firsat is the milder, Connecticut-wrapped member of the line.
BLC BLEND BREAKDOWN
BLEND SPECS
THE VITOLA LINEUP
| VITOLA | SIZE | FORMAT |
|---|---|---|
| F52 | 5 × 52 | Soft Press |
| F55 | 5½ × 55 | Soft Press |
| F60, reviewed | 6 × 60 | Soft Press |
| F54 | 7 × 54 | Soft Press |
All four ship in 20-count boxes, and all four wear the same gentle soft press. The F60 reviewed here is the big, slow one, the size built for an unhurried afternoon. The F52 runs quicker, the F54 stretches longest, but the blend and the character stay steady across the whole line, so you are really just choosing how long you want to sit.
THE COLD DRAW
The wrapper is a smooth Ecuadorian Connecticut, golden brown with a light sheen and a gentle press that sits nicely in the hand. The pre-light aroma off the foot is graham, sweet hay, and a little cedar. A straight cut opens a draw right in the middle, firm but free. Cold-draw flavors run cream, cedar, and a nutty sweetness, clean and inviting. It reads calm and composed before the flame ever lands.
BLC CIGAR PROFILE
Here is the shape of it: the Firsat keeps a short list of friendly notes and balances them with real polish. Cedar, cream, and roasted nuts lead, graham and cinnamon fill the middle, and a soft spice trails the finish. It is mild to medium in body, it never turns sharp, and it stays smooth from light to nub. The flavor runs fuller than the strength, which is exactly the trick a good Connecticut pulls off.
THE FIRST THIRD
The first light comes on soft and a little sweet. Roasted nuts and cream arrive first, then a clean cedar note settles underneath. A touch of graham fills in behind them, warm and biscuity. There is a faint white-pepper tingle on the retrohale, just enough to keep things awake. Nothing here is loud, everything is tidy and easy to follow.
THE SECOND THIRD
The middle firms up and turns a shade richer. A toasty, oak-tinged note steps forward, and a light leather joins it underneath. The cream and the nuts ease back into supporting roles, and a whisper of clove works into the spice. It is a smooth, mild-medium stretch that never asks much of you. The burn stays even and the smoke stays cool.
THE FINAL THIRD
The last third settles into a soft bread-crust core with a subtle sweetness behind it. Cedar and cinnamon hang in the background and round the whole thing off. The spice stays gentle, and the finish keeps its polish rather than drying out. Smoke it slow and it stays smooth and cool right down to the band. There is no big finale here, and it does not need one.
OVERALL RATING
BLC OVERALL RATING
A 91 is an easy score to give here. The Firsat is beautifully made, gentle, and genuinely refined, a cigar that leans on flavor and balance instead of strength. It carries real family pedigree, and more to the point it earns the attention on its own merits. For the smoker who wants a polished, mild-to-medium Connecticut with a little more depth than most, this is a standout, and it belongs in the humidor.
WHO GRABS THIS CIGAR
This is a morning-and-afternoon cigar, the one you light when you want flavor without weight. It suits the smoker who likes cedar, cream, and roasted nuts with a gentle spine of spice. It is friendly enough to hand a newer smoker, yet refined enough to hold a veteran’s interest. Coffee on the porch, a slow Sunday, a quiet hour after work, it fits all of them.
Reach for it when you want polish and balance rather than power. Skip it if you are chasing big strength or a bold, in-your-face profile, that is not this cigar. At its price it is a treat more than a daily bargain, but the pedigree and the finish earn it. Buy a few, rest them a week, and let the milder side of the Ozgener family show its hand.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common questions about the Ozgener Family Firsat F60 6×60.
