Recently, Cigar Coop published its The Decade List – The Impact Lines list. This was a list of cigar lines of some of the most impactful lines in the cigar industry. The line that came in at number two was the Asylum 13 line. The reason why this line placed so high was because of the […]
In 2019 C.L.E. Cigar Company released two new offerings under its Eiroa brand, the Eiroa Dark and the Eiroa Jamastran. With the Eiroa Jamastran, the company announced that one of the sizes – its iconic 11/18 vitola – would be made an exclusive cigar to the 2019 Exclusive Series for the Tobacconist Association of America […]
On Special Edition #68, we are proud to welcome the one and only Tom Lazuka of Asylum Cigars! Asylum has recently celebrated its seventh year as a brand, and we will catch up with Tom on the special releases done to mark the occasion. Plus there is a lot going on in the cigar industry […]
Christian Eiroa has announced that C.L.E Cigar Company will be attending the 2020 PCA Trade Show. Eiroa acknowledged that the premium industry has had to deal with compliance costs, FDA user fees, legal, and lobbying expenses and it’s forcing companies to look at finances and spending more closely, but “As everybody knows, whenever money […]
“…it gives new meaning to the word flavor bomb. ” Wrapper: Authentic Corojo, Honduras Binder: Authentic Corojo, Honduras Filler: Authentic Corojo, Honduras Country of Origin: Honduras Factory: El Aladino Vitola: 50 x 5 Price: $12.75 Review: Eiroa Dark 50 x 5 by C.L.E. Cigar Company (9/29/19) Appearances on Countdown (By Year/Brand): 4 (2012, 2013, 2017, 2019) Coming in […]
Earlier this year, Christian Eiroa and C.L.E. Cigar Company announced a pair of cigars to be released under its Eiroa brand. These cigars were the Eiroa Jamastran and the Eiroa Dark. Both cigars were Honduran puros featuring authentic corojo leaf grown from the Eiroa family’s farm. Both cigars are positioned as having high priming wrappers, […]
It was the eighth IPCPR Trade Show for Christian Eiroa and C.L.E. Cigar Company. As in previous years, C.L.E. was also the home to Asylum Cigars. Typically when C.L.E. does a major release under its own or the EIROA brands, it is launched prior to the IPCPR. This was the case again this year, and […]
Asylum Cigars is the partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka. Over the years, Asylum has been one of the great success stories in the cigar industry. It’s the brand under C.L.E. Company known for its big ring gauges, but it’s also a brand that over the years has offered much more. This year Asylum […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, C.L.E. Cigar Company introduced a new 60 x 6 vitola to its Wynwood Hills Unhinged, Mayhem, and Deranged lines. Wynwood was a brand launched by C.L.E. Cigar Company in 2012. The brand was a partnership between Christian Eiroa and Robert Caldwell. The brand gets its name from the Wynwood […]
2019 marks the seventh anniversary of Asylum Cigars, the partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka. At the 2019 IPCPR, Asylum Cigars used the occasion to celebrate the milestone with the release of the Asylum Seven. The Asylum Seven is an ultra-premium offering that comes in two sizes, an 11/18 (the signature figurado size that […]
