Over the past few weeks, select retailers have been receiving shipments of JRE Tobacco Company’s Aladino Connecticut. But at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, the cigar will have an official unveiling. As the name indicates, the cigar features an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut-Shade wrapper over authentic Corojo grown on the Eiroa Tobacco farm in the Jamastran Valley […]
Cigar News: JRE Tobacco Co. to Introduce Aladino Maduro Corona at 2019 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, JRE Tobacco Company will officially launch the fifth size to its Aladino Maduro line in the form of a 5 x 44 box-pressed Corona. Aladino Maduro was launched in 2018. The line features a San Andres Maduro wrapper over authentic Corojo tobacco from the Eiroa tobacco farm in the […]
2018 Year in Review: Repeating with the Robustos
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The 2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown is now in the annals of history. The #1 Cigar of the Year was awarded to the Aladino Corojo Reserva by JRE Tobacco Company while the #2 Cigar of the Year was awarded to the Crux Epicure Robusto. There are a couple of things that these cigars had […]
2018 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #1: Aladino Corojo Reserva by JRE Tobacco Co.
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“JRE Tobacco takes things to the next level with the Aladino Corojo Reserva…It is a cigar that tells its own story. It brings forward the total package with a cigar experience: excellent flavor, excellent construction, and plenty of complexity.” Wrapper: Authentic Corojo (Honduran) Binder: Authentic Corojo (Honduran) Filler: Authentic Corojo (Honduran) Country of Origin: Honduras Factory: Las […]
Cigar News: JRE Tobacco Company Bringing Back “The Original Factory Tour” for 2019
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In 2019, the Eiroa family will once again open the doors of its factory and farm to visitors in Honduras. Today JRE Tobacco Company, the venture owned by Julio and Justo Eiroa announced the return of “The Original Factory Tour”. It was the original cigar tourism program that was launched back when the Eiroas owned […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Corojo Reserva by JRE Tobacco Company (Robusto)
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At the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, JRE Tobacco Company launched two extensions to its Aladino brand. The first was a formal launch of the long-awaited Aladino Maduro, which had been soft-launched to select retailers in the months prior to the trade show. The second was a limited release known as the Aladino Corojo Reserva. Like […]
Prime Time Episode 64: Justo Eiroa, JRE Tobacco Co – Live from Tailored Smoke in Charlotte NC
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For Episode 64 of the Prime Time Show, we broadcast from Tailored Smoke in Downtown Charlotte and welcomed Justo Eiroa of JRE Tobacco Company to the show. While Justo’s family is very well-known in the industry, we looked at the unique path Justo took to get to JRE – and of course, discussed the cigars […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 64– Justo Eiroa, JRE Tobacco – 8/23/18 10pm EST, 7pm PST – Live Remote
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For Episode 64 of the Prime Time Show, we will be broadcasting from Tailored Smoke in Downtown Charlotte and will welcome Justo Eiroa of JRE Tobacco Company to the show. While Justo’s family is very well-known in the industry, we will look at the unique path Justo took to get to JRE – and of […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on JRE Tobacco Co at the 2018 IPCPR
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For the second year in a row, JRE Tobacco Company had its own booth at the IPCPR Trade Show. The booth was in a very similar place to where it was the year before, located toward the rear and side of the trade show floor. Like the previous year, the location didn’t matter as the […]
Cigar News: JRE Aladino Maduro Gets Official Launch at 2018 IPCPR
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JRE Tobacco Company’s long-awaited official launch of the Aladino Maduro took place at the recent 2018 IPCPR Trade Show. The Aladino Maduro is available in four sizes: Elegante (Lancero), Cazador (Corona Gorda), Robusto, and Toro. All of the sizes are box-pressed with the exception of the Elegante. Very early limited releases of the Aladino Maduro featured […]