This year, we decided to give you a tour of the show through the pictures we took while we were there. Some are of new items, and some are just things we thought were interesting. We will have a new slideshow for each major manufacturer and one big one for the smaller manufacturers.
Christian Eiroa announced today that his father, Julio and brother, Justo, have entered the cigar business under the company name, JRE Tobacco Co. Their brands are Aladino, Rancho Luna and Tatascan. Eiroa says father is truly a pioneer in the tobacco and cigar business, and his mentor. His older brother and personal hero, is an agricultural engineer (graduated from the Agriculture School El Zamorano University in Honduras). He spent over 22 years building a bottled water company in Honduras and the last 4 years with Campbell Soup Company. He is extremely knowledgeable in leaf tobacco and an expert in consumer products and distribution chain management.
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·"A solid cigar full of richer flavors with just enough sweetness to keep it balanced. I feared the profile might become harsh after the leather faded and was pleasantly surprised at how smooth it remained. While just shy of what I would consider a powerhouse, there was enough strength in the first and final third to caution a newer cigar smoker." -Gregg (McGreggor57)
The Eiroa CBT 51 made its debut at Christian Eiroa's birthday event which took place during the 2023 PCA trade show. Now that cigar will be released to the public in limited form.
C.L.E. Cigar Company will be showcasing their new C.L.E. PCA 2023 Exclusive at the 2023 PCA trade show taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Only three thousand cigars per vitola were created of this blend. Christian Eiroa, Founder and President of C.L.E. Cigar Company, saw this cigar as a challenge to create a premium Connecticut blend.
"This was a very good cigar. The first third is the star giving me complex flavors of coffee and cream, oily chili, black pepper, sweet bread, hay, cedar and at times perhaps a black licorice. I kept wanting to take draws just so I can confirm what I'm tasting. The cigar does still have a little bit of edge to it in which I think age may help with. Easy fiver for me. Smoking one every 6 months or so to see how it is progressing." -Jiunn (jliu)
The Hechicera Maduro is the second and final blend from the Sotolongo Cigars partnership with Christian Eiroa and was released in August of 2014. The cigar has a Mexican San Andres Maduro wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and filler. The Robusto measures in at 4.5”x50 and carries an MSRP of $7.46.
Source: cigaraficionado.com G. Clay Whittaker Posted: July 22, 2013 Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka are definitely proving that their Asylum brand...
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·"Overall, this was an excellent stogie, with my only complaint being that it was too bloody short! This really reminded me of an Illusione Rothschild. I smoke the regular ones regularly as the creator and owner of the brand has a B&M in Reno. If this is what it is, I'm stoked that they came out with a Maduro line!!!" -Robert (NavyPiper)
C.L.E. Cigar Company has announced the release of the Asylum April Fools’ 2023. The Asylum April Fools’ 2023 is the third release in the series that are released annually on April Fools’ Day April 1st, 2023). The packaging has been updated with a nod to the Chinese Zodiac separates this from the previous two releases.