The Rancho Luna Maduro is a cigar produced by JRE Tobacco Company, the vertically integrated tobacco and premium cigar operation founded by Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo M. Eiroa. Both Julio and Justo are the father and brother of Christian Eiroa, who is best known for running Camacho Cigars before founding CLE Cigar […]
Feature Story: A Visit to the JRE Tobacco Company Operations: Part 1-The Corojo Farm
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Back in February, I had the opportunity to tour the operations of JRE Tobacco Company. Run by tobacco industry icon Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo, JRE Tobacco Company is a true vertical integrated crop to shop operation – ranging in everything from growing tobacco, processing tobacco, cigar production, and handling distribution. Today, I take […]
Feature Story: Bayer CropScience a Daily Best Practice of Eiroa Operations
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In 2007, the Corojo farm owned by the Eiroa family in the Jamastran Valley of Honduras began a program called Bayer CropScience. Developed by the Bayer Corporation, CropScience is a program of best practices for agriculture and manufacturing that promote concepts such as environmental, consumable crop safety, bio-friendly pesticides, industrial safety, and biosecurity. The Eiroas would […]
2016 Year in Review: A Tale of Two Lanceros
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The 2016 Cigar of the Year Countdown is now in annals of history. The Crux du Connoisseur No. 2 was named the #1 cigar with the JRE Tobacco’s Aladino Elegante the #2 cigar. What do these cigars have in common? They are lanceros. While on many online media sites, it isn’t a surprise to give […]
2016 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #2: Aladino Elegante by JRE Tobacco
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“Very simply, this cigar can be considered nothing short of a masterpiece.” Wrapper: Authentic Corojo (Honduras) Binder: Authentic Corojo (Honduras) Filler: Authentic Corojo (Honduras) Country of Origin: Honduras (Las Lomas) Elegante: 7 x 38 Price: $8.00 Review: Aladino Elegante by JRE Tobacco Company Brand Appearances on Countdown: 1 (2016) Coming in at #2 is the Aladino Elegante by […]
Cigar Review: Aladino Elegante by JRE Tobacco Company
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Aladino is one of three brands of cigars coming from JRE Tobacco Company. JRE Tobacco Company is an operation that was founded by Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo M. Eiroa. Both Julio and Justo are the father and brother of Christian Eiroa, who is best known for running Camacho Cigars before founding CLE Cigar […]
Cigar News: JRE Tobacco Showcases Rancho Luna at 2016 IPCPR
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, JRE Cigars showcased its Rancho Luna line of cigars. This year, Rancho Luna would feature new packaging as well as new Maduro blend to complement the Habano blend. Rancho Luna is one of three lines of cigars produced by Julio Eiroa, the father of Christian and Justo Eiroa. Last year, […]
Cigar News: JRE Tobacco Showcases Tatascan at 2016 IPCPR
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, the Tatascan line of cigars was showcased by JRE Cigars. This is a line of cigars, along with Rancho Luna and Aladino are three lines produced by Julio Eiroa, the father of Christian and Justo Eiroa. Last year, it was Christian Eiroa’s CLE Cigar Company that soft-launched these brands. […]
Cigar News: JRE Tobacco Showcases Aladino at 2016 IPCPR Trade Show
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At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, JRE Tobacco showcased its Aladino brand. Aladino is a brand created by Julio Eiroa, father of CLE Cigar Company owner Christian Eiroa. Last year, CLE Cigar showcased and then soft-launched the Aladino brand. Earlier this year, it was announced that Julio Eiroa and his other son (and Christian’s brother), […]
Cigar News: Julio Eiroa Launches JRE Tobacco Co.
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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 […]