Special Edition returns tonight as for our 44th installment we welcome back the one and only Tom Lazuka of Asylum Cigars!! We will talk lots of cigars with Tom – especially Asylum and C.L.E. brands. We have a little sports talk with Tom as well. Finally, in our other segment, we will catch up on […]
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition #44 – Tom Lazuka, Asylum Cigars 9:15pm EDT, 8:15pm CDT
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Special Edition returns tonight as for our 44th installment we welcome back the one and only Tom Lazuka of Asylum Cigars!! We will talk lots of cigars with Tom – especially Asylum and C.L.E. brands. We have a little sports talk with Tom as well. Finally, in our other segment, we will catch up […]
Cigar News: C.L.E. Cigar Company Bringing Back Wynwood Brand
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C.L.E. Cigar Company has announced the return of the Wynwood brand with a three-blend series known as Wynwood Hills. The Wynwood Hills series includes: Unhinged, a blend featuring an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper; Mayhem, a blend incorporating an Authentic Corojo wrapper from the Eiroa Tobacco farm; and Deranged, a blend that features a U.S. Connecticut Broadleaf […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on C.L.E. Cigar Company and Patoro Cigars at 2018 IPCPR
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Each and every year, C.L.E. Cigar Company is one of the busiest booths at the IPCPR Trade Show. 2018 was no exception, and while there wasn’t a plethora of new releases, there was no slowdown of activity. This year the company showcased its C.L.E., EIROA, and Asylum brands as well as Patoro Cigars, the Dominican […]
Cigar News: C.L.E. Cigar Company Introduces Samplers for Three Brands
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, C.L.E. Cigar Company launched three ten-count samplers across its C.L.E., Eiroa, and Asylum brands. First up, is the C.L.E. brand sampler. It contains two cigars from each of the following brands: C.L.E. Connecticut, C.L.E. Habano, C.L.E. Corojo, C.L.E. Azabache, and C.L.E. Signature. Each cigar is a 50 x 5 Robusto. […]
Cigar News: C.L.E. Cigar Company Launches Three Line Extensions to Four C.L.E. Collection Lines
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, C.L.E. Cigar Company introduced three thick four-inch line extensions across four of its C.L.E. Collection lines. The lines receiving the extensions include the C.L.E. Connecticut, C.L.E. Habano, C.L.E. Corojo, and C.L.E. Azabache lines. The three new sizes include a 54 x 4, 60 x 4, and a 69 x […]
Cigar News: C.L.E. Cigar Company Introduces EIROA First 20 Years Diadema to TAA
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At the 2018 Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Convention held at Casa del Campo, C.L.E. Cigar Company formally unveiled its exclusive offering for the 2018 TAA Exclusive Series – EIROA – The First 20 Years Diadema. The Diadema brings back a size that became a cult following when company owner Christian Eiroa owned Camacho […]
Prime Time Special Edition #29 Extra Cut: Tom Lazuka, Asylum Cigars
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While at C.L.E. Cigar Company World Headquarters in Miami for our Prime Time goes Daytime broadcast, we ran into Asylum Cigars co-owner Tom Lazuka. We caught up with Tom on the latest happenings at Asylum Cigars as well as his beloved Michigan Sports. This episode ran live just following our regular Prime Time Special Edition #29 broadcast. Don’t […]
Prime Time Special Edition #29: Christian Eiroa, C.L.E. Cigar Company
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For Special Edition #29, Prime Time went Day Time as we broadcasted a special episode live from C.L.E. Cigar Company World Headquarters in Miami Florida with our special guest Christian Eiroa. We recap Christian’s journey from the time his family took over Camacho, to when he decided to start all over again with C.L.E. Cigar […]
Cigar News: Asylum Medulla Oblongata Maduro Released
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This past week, Asylum Cigars released the Medulla Oblongata Maduro. As the name indicates, it’s a maduro version of the Asylum’s Maduro Oblongata line released in 2017. While the original Medulla Oblongata was a Honduran puro highlighted by Authentic Corojo, the Medulla Oblongata uses a San Andres wrapper in place of the Honduran wrapper. The Maduro comes in […]