2022 marked the 10th anniversary when Christian Eiroa would launch CLE Cigar Company. It also marked the 10th anniversary of the Asylum Brand he partners with Tom Lazuka on. This year, CLE Cigar Company celebrated both milestones as well as Christian’s 50th birthday. At the same time, there were plenty of releases on hand for […]
Cigar News: Asylum Insidious Maduro Churchill Size Added
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Asylum Cigars introduced a new 48 x 7 Churchill size under its Insidious Maduro line. The Insidious Maduro is a sweet-tipped offering in the Asylum portfolio. It features a Maduro wrapper over Honduran binder and filler. The 48 x 7 size had been seen in the […]
Cigar News: Asylum 60 x 6 Fresh Pack Launched at PCA 2022
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Asylum Cigars showcased the “Asylum Fresh Pack 60 x 6.” It’s a sampler containing four 60 x 6 Asylum Cigars in a humidified pouch. The four cigars contained in the sampler include: Asylum 13 Corojo Asylum 13 Connecticut Asylum Nyctophilia Asylum Straight Jacket In addition, CLE Cigar […]
Cigar News: Asylum PCA Exclusive 2022 Launched at PCA 2022
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, CLE Cigar Company announced a cigar under its Asylum Brand that was an exclusive offering to PCA show attendees, the Asylum PCA Exclusive 2022. This year’s PCA Exclusive uses the same blend as the Asylum PCA Exclusive 2021. It also comes in the same sizes: 50 x […]
Cigar News: Asylum Eleven Packaging Showcased at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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While Asylum Cigars’ Asylum Ten was sold out prior to the 2022 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, attendees got an opportunity to see a sneak preview of the planned Asylum Eleven release in 2023. While the packaging for the Asylum Eleven was being showcased, the company said the blend for the project is still in […]
Cigar News: Asylum Ten Showcased at 2022 PCA Trade Show
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At the 2022 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Asylum Cigars showcased its tenth-anniversary cigar, the Asylum Ten. While the cigar was showcased, Asylum Cigars said all of the cigars were pre-sold prior to the Trade Show. It’s the fourth consecutive year Asylum Cigars has released an anniversary cigar. Previous iterations include Asylum Seven, Asylum […]
Cigar News: Asylum 13 11/18 to be TAA Exclusive
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For the eighth year in a row, CLE Cigar Company will be participating in the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series. For 2022, CLE will release a TAA Exclusive under its Asylum brand for the first time since 2017. The cigar will feature Asylum’s signature Asylum 13 brand in co-owner Christian Eiroa’s signature size, […]
Cigar Review: Asylum 13 BigTime Tommie 70 x 7
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If there is one thing that is guaranteed to get both people in the cigar industry or hard-core cigar enthusiasts excited, it is when they see a premium cigar product make it into mainstream channels. Look no further when a team wins a championship and is smoking a cigar – often the question on many […]
Cigar Review: Asylum Eight 70 x 7
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The Asylum Eight is a cigar line that celebrated the 8th anniversary of Asylum Cigars. It was back in 2012 when Christian Eiroa launched CLE Cigar Company after selling Camacho Cigars to Davidoff in 2008. CLE would be an umbrella for several brands, some directly run by Christian himself, and others where he would partner with […]
PCA 2021 Report: Asylum Cigars
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As always Asylum Cigars was a part of the CLE Cigar Company’s booth at the 2021 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. To say 2021 was a big year at the 2021 PCA Trade Show for Asylum might be somewhat of an understatement. Yes, the brand offered a PCA Exclusive release to those retailers in […]