Edgar Hoill Cigars has officially announced they are releasing limited edition boxes for the three sizes of their EH line. Each size of the EH line will have a unique hand-painted designed box. According to Fabricas Unidas, the distribution arm for Edgar Hoill Cigars, the cigars will be only available for a limited time. Initial […]
Cigar Preview: Hechicera by Sotolongo Cigars
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Sotolongo Cigars, a new company under the Fabricas Unidas umbrella is getting ready to launch their first cigar. The Hechicera will be a Nicaraguan puro that will be launched in four sizes. Information on this new cigar was communicated to retailers earlier this week. Sotolongo Cigars is a partnership between Grace Sotolongo and Christian Eiroa. […]
News: Fabricas Unidas Announces Cigar Box Recycling Program
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Fabricas Unidas, the umbrella company for the brands owned by Christian Eiroa has announced a buy back program for cigar boxes. This will allow Fabricas Unidas to re-use cigar boxes on future production. Information on this program was communicated in a letter by Eiroa that was published in the August 20th, IPCPR newsletter. According to Eiroa, […]
Cigar Preview: One Shot One Kill (OSOK) by Edgar Hoill Cigars
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Cigar Coop IPCPR 2013 Photo When Edgar Hoill joined the Fabricas Unidas team, it was also announced that he would be taking his well-known “One Shot One Kill” (OSOK) brand with him. At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the long awaited re-launch of the OSOK Cigars line – now under the Fabricas Unidas umbrella was […]
Cigar Review: EIROA by CLE Cigars
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EIROA by CLE Cigars Just prior to the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, Christian Eiroa’s Fabricas Unidas announced a new cigar that would fit into its CLE line. The cigar has Eiroa’s family name and is appropriately titled EIROA. It has been documented that Fabricas Unidas was setup by Eiroa with the purpose of being a […]
Cigar Preview: CLE Plus 11/18 (Retail Exclusive to Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium)
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CLE Plus 11/18 (Photo courtesy of Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium) Danbury, Connecticut Retailer Butthead’s Tobacco Emporium will be receiving an exclusive frontmark to the recently announced CLE Plus line. The exclusive size will be the 11/18 vitola – a size that is well known to Fabricas Unidas (CLE parent company) founder Christian Eiroa and his family. […]
News: Pura Soul Showcased by Fabricas Unidas at 2013 IPCPR Trade Show
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Pura Soul Christian Eiroa’s Fabricas Unidas was definitely one of the busier booths at the 2013 IPCPR. While the entities of CLE, Asylum, Wynwood, and Edgar Hoill Cigars got some attention, there also was another cigar that was one display at the booth. This one is called Pura Soul. We were able to find out […]
News: Asylum Cigars Showcases New Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo Packaging
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Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo 6 x 60 Back in June when we showed some of the first shipments of the Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo packaging, it was using the standard Asylum 13 black band. In a discussion we had with Christian Eiroa, he indicated they were making a band change to avoid confusion with the […]
Cigar Review: Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo
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Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo The Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo marks a major change for Asylum Cigars. Up until the release of this cigar, the company had primarily focused on Nicaraguan tobacco cigars. For the Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo, this is a Honduran puro. Given that Asylum 13 is affiliated with Christian Eiroa’s Fabricas Unidas, this […]
Cigar Preview: CLE Plus
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Christian Eiroa is adding a new blend to his CLE Cigar line. The CLE Plus will become the fourth blend in the CLE line. Information on this release was provided to Cigar Coop via a company press release. It was back in December, 2012 where we first learned of the CLE Plus when Eiroa was […]