At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Christian Eiroa and CLE Cigar Company showcased three brands that were spearheaded by his father, Julio Eiroa: Aladino, Rancho Luna, and Tatascan. Today, Christian Eiroa announced that his father, and brother Justo will be forming their own company under the name JRE Tobacco. With this new company, the three […]
Eiroa – The First 20 Years is the third blend in CLE Cigar Company’s Eiroa brand. 2015 marked CLE founder Christian Eiroa‘s 20th anniversary in the cigar business. To commemorate the occasion, Christian’s father, Julio Eiroa presented him what he considered to be some “very special tobacco” . Christian took the tobacco and created a blend. […]
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 […]
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 […]
CLE Cigar Company has announced the availability of its new Aladino Cigars line. Aladino is one of three cigar lines that made a debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show that were spearheaded by CLE Cigar Company founder Christian Eiroa’s father, Julio Eiroa. Aladino is a Honduran puro that features tobacco grown in the Jamastran […]
CLE Cigars has announced the availability of the Eiroa First 20 Years cigar. This is a cigar that was showcased at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Eiroa First 20 years pays homage to company founder Christian Eiroa’s 20th year in the cigar industry. The cigar is a Honduran puro with tobacco grown in the […]
Asylum Cigars has a announced a new limited production cigar called Asylum Devils Night. The cigar is intended to bring awareness to “Devil’s Night” which is the night before Halloween where hundreds of arsons occur in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In order to raise awareness, a portion of the sales will go to benefit […]
At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Asylum Cigars, the brand under CLE that is a partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka launched a new line called Asylum 33. This new line will produce blends utilizing some of the best aged tobaccos in that Eiroa and Lazuka can procure. For all practical purposes, this becomes […]
Patoro Cigars, a company based in Switzerland and distributed by CLE Cigar Company in the U.S. is introducing its second cigar for the U.S. market, the Patoro Gran Anejo Reserva. The cigar was showcased at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Patoro Gran Anejo Reserva is a cigar that is already sold in the European market, but […]
As we reported, Asylum Cigars launched a new line called Asylum 33 at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. With the Asylum 33, this becomes what could be considered the first small batch project in the in the CLE Cigar Company portfolio. Asylum 33 is a project where brand owners Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka […]
