Asylum Cigars has been a juggernaut over the past five years in the cigar industry. Tonight, on Episode 20 of the Prime Time Show, we have the co-founder and co-owner of Asylum Cigars, the one and only Tom Lazuka. We discuss the rise of Asylum Cigars and talk about the latest happenings with the brand. […]
It seems like yesterday that Christian Eiroa returned to the cigar business with the launch of C.L.E. Cigar Company, but this year Eiroa and C.L.E. celebrated five years in business. There was plenty of activity to showcase that milestone. At the same time, C.L.E. showed it is a company that is building on its strengths. Five years ago, Eiroa […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Asylum Cigars launched a new all Honduran Corojo offering known as Medulla Oblongata. It’s a cigar that is going to be available in four sizes – each in a parejo and box-pressed offering. Medulla Oblongata is packaged in 50-count boxes featuring 25 parejo cigars (known as Medulla) and 25 box-pressed cigars (known […]
Asylum Cigars has been known for making cigars ranging from 4 x 44 petite coronas and 7 x 38 Lanceros to 7 x 70 and 8 x 80 cigars, but one thing they did not have is a box pressed cigar – until now. This week, the company has shipped its Asylum 13 Box Pressed 70 x […]
The Asylum 33, a limited edition project launched in 2015 is making a return, and it will be at Binny’s Beverage Depot in Illinois. The Asylum 33 was a Honduran puro. The tobaccos tobaccos used in the blend were some of the best aged tobaccos that Asylum brand owner Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka could procure. There originally plans […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
A fourth blend is coming to Asylum Cigars’ popular Asylum 13 line. Today the company announced the Asylum 13 Connecticut will be available at the end of the month. As the name indicates, the cigar will add an Connecticut Shade wrapper offering into the Asylum 13 line. The Asylum 13 Connecticut was blended by Christian Eiroa […]
Add Asylum Cigars to the list of cigar manufacturers providing shop exclusive cigars to Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. Today the retailer announced it has released a new exclusive project from Asylum Cigars called the Asylum Lobotomy. Famous has indicated the cigar is now currently available for purchase. The Asylum Lobotomy is described as […]
The Asylum Nyctophilia Maduro is Asylum Cigars’ contribution to the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Exclusive Series for 2015. Asylum Cigars is a part of the CLE Cigar Company portfolio and it marks CLE’s first contribution to the TAA. The name Nyctophilia means “preference for the night or darkness” and that is exactly what Nyctophilia is – namely […]
