Oz Family Cigars

The Story Behind Oz Family Cigars

Oz Family Cigars represents a new chapter for two of the most respected names in boutique cigars.

After helping build Crowned Heads into one of the industry's most respected boutique brands, Jon Huber partnered with longtime cigar industry veteran Juan Cancel to launch Oz Family Cigars. Together, they set out to create a company that reflects their shared passion for exceptional tobacco, meaningful storytelling, and long-term relationships within the cigar community.

Oz Family focuses on creating cigars with purpose. Every release begins with the blend, pairing carefully selected tobaccos with the factory best suited to bring that vision to life. The result is a portfolio built on quality, consistency, and craftsmanship rather than quantity.

Maracana: The First Release

Oz Family Cigars introduced itself with Maracana, a cigar that immediately established the company's commitment to boutique craftsmanship.

Named after Brazil's legendary Maracanã Stadium, Maracana features a rich Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos, creating a balanced medium to full-bodied profile with notes of cocoa, cedar, earth, baking spice, and natural sweetness. It's a blend that feels both familiar and unique, highlighting one of the cigar industry's most distinctive wrapper tobaccos while showcasing the careful blending philosophy that defines Oz Family.

As the brand grows, Maracana serves as an excellent introduction to what smokers can expect from Oz Family Cigars.

Why Buy Oz Family Cigars from After Action Cigars?

At After Action Cigars, we don't bring in brands simply because they're new. We focus on companies we genuinely enjoy smoking ourselves, and Oz Family Cigars quickly earned a place in our humidor.

As the Oz Family lineup continues to grow, we'll continue adding new releases along with detailed product pages, honest hands-on reviews, and educational content to help you find the right cigar. Whether you're discovering Maracana for the first time or following Jon Huber's newest venture from the very beginning, we're excited to be part of that journey.

Who founded Oz Family Cigars?

Oz Family Cigars was founded by Jon Huber and Juan Cancel, two longtime figures in the premium cigar industry. Together, they created the company to focus on boutique cigars built around thoughtful blending, strong factory partnerships, and meaningful storytelling.

Is Oz Family Cigars owned by Crowned Heads?

No. Oz Family Cigars is a completely separate company. While Jon Huber co-founded Crowned Heads and remains closely associated with that brand, Oz Family represents a new venture alongside Juan Cancel with its own blends, identity, and direction.

Where are Oz Family Cigars made?

Oz Family Cigars partners with respected factories to produce its blends. Rather than using a single factory for every release, the company selects manufacturing partners based on the specific blend they want to create, allowing each cigar to be produced where it can best reach its potential.

What is the first cigar released by Oz Family Cigars?

The company's debut release is Maracana, a medium to full-bodied cigar wrapped in Brazilian Arapiraca tobacco over Nicaraguan binder and filler. It showcases the boutique approach and blending philosophy that Oz Family hopes to build its reputation on.

Are Oz Family Cigars limited edition?

Not necessarily. Oz Family plans to release a combination of regular-production cigars and special projects. Availability will depend on each release, so some blends may become harder to find than others.