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Asylum

Asylum

DISTRIBUTOR: CLE Cigar Co.

This brand from partners Tom Lazuka and Christian Eiroa is best known for stretching the definition of what constitutes a large ring gauge cigar. Whereas other cigarmakers stay around the 60 ring gauge range, the lines in the Asylum portfolio are known for bulbous smokes that reach upwards of 70 and 80 ring gauge. The lines tend to use tobaccos from Nicaragua and Honduras, where the cigars are also produced.

Asylum Product Lines

Asylum Premium

Asylum Premium
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Asylum 13

Asylum 13
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Asylum 13 Ogre

Asylum 13 Ogre
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Asylum 99 Problems

Asylum 99 Problems
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Asylum Straight Jacket

Asylum Straight Jacket
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Asylum in the news
C.L.E. To Enter New Price Point With $60 Asylum Cigar
C.L.E. To Enter New Price Point With $60 Asylum Cigar
May 4, 2023

Seeing how there’s no shortage of expensive cigars from Cuba, Nicaragua or the Dominican Republic these days, C.L.E. Cigar Co. has decided to tap into that spendy market and release a pair …
CLE Goes Cerebral With Asylum 13 Medulla Oblongota
CLE Goes Cerebral With Asylum 13 Medulla Oblongota
August 29, 2017

A new project from the CLE Cigar Co. recently began shipping to stores, and it may lead you to involuntarily think about how box pressing affects a cigar's blend.
Asylum Pushes Big Cigar Trend With Ultra-Thick Sizes
Asylum Pushes Big Cigar Trend With Ultra-Thick Sizes
April 10, 2015

Asylum Cigars, a company known for its larger ring gauges, has recently launched two new sizes that push the boundaries of the giant cigar trend: a massive 8 inch by 80 ring gauge parejo …
New Striped Smoke From Asylum
New Striped Smoke From Asylum
February 10, 2014

Asylum Cigars is releasing additional sizes to its green-striped cigar blend just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Asylum Ogre, a barber-pole style cigar made with candela leaf that made its …
Asylum to Release New Straight Jacket
Asylum to Release New Straight Jacket
July 22, 2013

Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka are definitely proving that their Asylum brand has earned its name with the release of a new blend that they promise is their strongest to date. Asylum …
Asylum 13 Adding Corojo Line
Asylum 13 Adding Corojo Line
March 20, 2013

Christian Eiroa has harkened back to his roots for the newest addition to the Asylum 13 cigar, an all-Honduran blend covered by Corojo-seed wrapper grown on his family’s farm in the …
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