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 […]
At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Asylum Cigars launched a three-vitola line known as Asylum Pandemonium. It’s a cigar described as the company’s fullest offering to date. The Asylum Pandemonium is a Nicaraguan puro. Each of the three sizes measures 8 1/2 inches. The sizes in the series include 52 x 8 1/2, 60 x […]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance on the Substantial Equivalence process. As a part of issuing such guidance, there must be a public comment period. The comment period came to a close on July 17th (following a 30-day extension granted by the FDA). This saw many cigar companies […]
Now currently heading to retailers is a new addition to the C.L.E. Cigar Company’s Eiroa brand, the Eiroa Dark. As the name indicates, the Eiroa Dark will be highlighted by dark corojo tobacco. The cigar itself is a Honduran puro and will be available in three sizes: 50 x 5, 54 x 6, and 60 […]
In 2018, C.L.E. Cigar Company introduced the EIROA – The First 20 Years Diadema. It was a cigar that was originally released as an exclusive offering to Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) retailers, but this past year has been added into C.L.E.’s portfolio of ongoing offerings. The First 20 Years line is an offshoot of […]
C.L.E. Cigar Company is planning to introduce a line under its EIROA brand known as EIROA Jamastran. It’s a cigar that pays homage to the Jamastran Valley, the region of Honduras where company founder Christian Eiroa and his family have grown and produced cigars. EIROA Jamastran will be released in two sizes, with one of […]
