JRE Cigars introduced a unique cigar at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show: the JRE Aladino Cameroon Reserva. This cigar is made completely of Cameroon tobacco grown in Honduras by Julio and Justo Eiroa at the JRE tobacco farm. This special cigar has been in development since 2017. Blend and Origin Wrapper: Honduran Cameroon […]
The Smoking Syndicate: JRE Aladino Limited Edition
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JRE released a limited edition cigar in their Aladino line at PCA 2023 earlier this year. This limited edition cigar is based off quest to blend a birthday cigar for the patriarch of the Eiroa family, Julio Eiroa. This cigar features a unique wrapper, Cameroon tobacco grown in Honduras, and is limited to only 600 […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Bull
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At the 2023 PCA trade show, Arturo Fuente officially released the Don Carlos Eye of the Bull. Arturo Fuente teased this cigar earlier at the 2022 PCA trade show, but it wasn’t available until now. Because of its limited run and the high demand, Arturo Fuente made this an exclusive for the PCA trade show. […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Casa Cuevas Sangre Nueva Toro
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At PCA 2022, Casa Cuevas introduced a new cigar line called the Sangre Nueva which means “New Blood” in Spanish. This cigar blend was created by Alec Cuevas, Director of Brand Development of Casa Cuevas Cigars and the fifth generation of the Cuevas family in the cigar business. It features a unique blend using an […]
The Smoking Syndicate – RoMa Craft Tobac CroMagnon Black Irish – Happy St. Patrick’s Day
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RoMa Craft Tobac released a special limited edition version of the Cromagnon called the Black Irish. The Black Irish features the Connecticut broadleaf wrapper that is on the CroMagnon with a contrasting candela wrapper, creating a barber pole. The special cigar is the same size as the EMH and is only available once a year […]
The Smoking Syndicate – JRE Aladino Cameroon Elegante
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JRE Tobacco added a fifth line to the Aladino family of cigars with the Cameroon earlier this year. The line was originally scheduled to be released during the 2020 PCA trade show, but due to COVID, the launch was pushed back to the spring of this year. The line was released in 3 sizes, robusto, […]
The Smoking Syndicate – CAO Vision
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At the end of 2020, CAO re-released the Vision with a few tweaks. The original cigar, released before CAO’s acquisition by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group, was a Dominican blend cigar in an interesting box that was fitted with LED lighting that glowed blue when you opened the lid. The new CAO Vision is also a […]