C.L.E. Cigar Company

Launched around 2012 by partners including Tom Lazuka and Christian Eiroa, Asylum 13 built its name on oversized ring gauges and aggressive, value‑driven pricing. The core Asylum 13 line reads as a Nicaraguan puro finished in a dark Habano wrapper, offering earth, espresso/cocoa and black‑tobacco notes. The brand also regularly experiments with alternative wrappers, presses and novelty packaging for special releases.

• Made in Nicaragua and Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Nicaraguan Habano
• Earth, cocoa, espresso, black tobacco, sweet spice

Asylum 13 Authentic Corojo, introduced in 2013, is built as a Honduran puro around the Eiroa family's Authentic Corojo wrapper with Honduran binder and long‑fillers. It sits in the medium‑full lane: bright orange citrus and red‑pepper on the opening that evolve into chocolate, nuts and earth, with generally reliable burn and a balanced draw.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Honduran (Authentic Corojo)
• Citrus (orange), cedar, black pepper, chocolate, nuts, earth

Asylum 13 Connecticut uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Honduran binder and fillers as the milder complement to the fuller Asylum blends. Core sizes run wide—5×50, 6×60 and 7×70—and the smoke leans mild‑to‑medium with sweet, cedar‑forward notes and a touch of pepper to keep it honest.

• Made in Honduras
• Mild to Medium
• Ecuadorian Connecticut
• Sweet, spicy

Released in 2017, Medulla Oblongata Maduro layers a maduro wrapper over a Honduran Corojo binder and filler and ships in both round parejos and box‑pressed sticks. The maduro leans the blend toward dark chocolate, molasses and espresso while preserving leather, black pepper and Honduran earth; the Oblongata box‑pressed examples typically read firmer and more concentrated.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• San Andrés maduro
• Black pepper, leather, espresso, dark chocolate, dark fruit, earth

Launched in 2017, Medulla Oblongata Natural is a 100% Honduran Corojo puro presented in paired round (Medulla) and box‑pressed (Oblongata) formats. It sits in the medium to medium‑full range, carrying cedar, earth, espresso/coffee, leather and black‑pepper notes—an exercise in how press and shape change concentration and feel.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Honduran Corojo
• Cedar, earth, espresso/coffee, leather, black pepper, citrus

Debuting in 2017, Asylum 13 Oblongata is the box‑pressed counterpart to the Medulla, built as a 100% Honduran puro. Known for a firm press and large vitolas, it favors earth, coffee and dark chocolate with a peanut‑and‑cream nuance and a peppery retrohale through a medium to medium‑full arc.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium to Full
• Honduran Corojo
• Earth, coffee, dark chocolate, black pepper, cedar, graham sweetness

Asylum 13 Oblongata Maduro, first shipped in 2017 and produced in Danlí, pairs a dark maduro wrapper with a Honduran Corojo binder and filler. The line runs medium to medium‑full with dark chocolate, espresso and roasted‑nut notes framed by cedar, earth and pepper, and is noted for a firm box‑press, steady draw and pronounced smoke output.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Mexican San Andrés Maduro
• Dark chocolate, espresso/coffee, roasted nuts, gritty earth, cedar, black pepper, graham‑cracker sweetness

Asylum 13 Ogre is a striped barber‑pole combining Candela and Habano (maduro) wrappers over a Nicaraguan puro, built in very large ring gauges. Reviews highlight a peppery opening that moves into coffee, dark chocolate and cedar, plus striking visual contrast and substantial smoke production—where the candela brightens the darker maduro tones.

• Made in Nicaragua
• Medium-Full
• Candela & Habano (Maduro) barber‑pole
• Black pepper, coffee/espresso, dark chocolate/cocoa, cedar/wood, brown sugar, floral notes

Pandemonium is Asylum's long‑format, all‑Nicaraguan puro introduced in 2019 and offered in three 8½‑inch vitolas (52, 60 and 70 rings). The line leans medium‑full to full, delivering cocoa and coffee with white/red pepper, cedar and earth in slow, smoke‑forward sessions.

• Made in Nicaragua
• Medium-Full
• Nicaraguan (Maduro‑leaning appearance)
• Cocoa/coffee, white/red pepper, cedar, earth, citrus

Asylum 867 Auntie is a steeped, flavor‑infused Honduran puro released in 2023 and finished with a sweetened cap. Reviews consistently note maple and floral aromatics, cinnamon and light baking‑spice on the retrohale, medium (often strong‑medium) strength and generous smoke output packaged into three slim sizes.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium (often described as strong‑Medium)
• Maduro (Honduran)
• Maple syrup, floral sweet notes, cinnamon, light baking spice, faint brandy/fruit accents

Nyctophilia is Asylum's maduro‑forward line built on a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The profile skews peppery with cocoa and espresso notes and is routinely praised for solid construction and smoke output.

• Made in Nicaragua
• Full
• Mexican San Andrés Maduro
• black pepper, cocoa/semisweet chocolate, espresso, earth, nuts

Launched around 2020 to mark Christian Eiroa's 25 years in the business, C. L. E. 25th Anniversary is an all‑Honduran puro presented mainly in box‑pressed vitolas. Tastings place it in the medium strength lane, with dark chocolate and espresso leading over cedar and restrained baking spice.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium
• Honduras
• dark chocolate, cedar, baking spice/black pepper, espresso, earth

C. L. E. Azabache debuted in 2016 as a TAA‑focused, limited maduro line rolled at the El Aladino factory in Danlí. Built around a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a Honduran binder with fillers from Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru, it delivers coffee, dark chocolate, leather and black pepper in the medium to medium‑full range.

• Made in Honduras
• Full
• Mexican San Andrés (Maduro)
• Coffee, leather, dark chocolate/cocoa, black pepper, smoky wood

Launched in 2012 by Christian Eiroa, C. L. E. Connecticut pairs an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper with Honduran binder and fillers and is produced in Honduras. The profile opens creamy with roasted‑nut notes, moving into cedar, light leather and a gentle pepper; construction and draw are frequently praised across several vitolas.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium
• Ecuador Connecticut
• Roasted nuts, cream, leather, pinch of spice

C. L. E. Corojo is Christian Eiroa's Honduran puro built on Authentic Corojo seed. Typically medium‑to‑full, it opens with black pepper and bright spice before moving into cedar, earth and roasted coffee, often closing on vanilla‑and‑caramel sweetness. The line is offered across a range of vitolas and is known for even construction and a dense, chewy smoke.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Corojo seed
• Earth, black pepper, cedar, roasted coffee, caramel/vanilla finish

C. L. E. Habano is a Honduran puro wrapped in Honduran Habano leaf that showcases Honduran long‑fillers. The profile centers on cedar and baking spice that evolve into cream and cocoa, landing in the medium to medium‑full strength range. The line appears in a variety of formats and carries a distinctive orange‑accent band and tissue foot wrap.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium‑Full
• Honduran Habano
• Cedar, baking spice, creaminess, cocoa, light pepper, herbal finish

Launched at PCA 2025, C. L. E. Maduro pairs a Mexican San Andrés wrapper with Honduran binder and filler (with some reviews noting Colombian leaf). Early notes emphasize mocha and black‑coffee leads that give way to dark chocolate, cedar and a growing black‑pepper presence; overall strength settles around medium across five offered vitolas.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium
• Mexican San Andrés
• Mocha/coffee, dark chocolate, black pepper, earth, cedar, cream, dried fruit

The C. L. E. Signature Series is an intentionally small‑batch, roller‑selected program produced at C. L. E. 's Honduras operations with occasional Miami rollering for select editions. Notable releases include Primera Liga de Miami and select TAA variants; the cigars tend to land in the medium‑full lane with recurring coffee/espresso, cedar, black pepper, cocoa and cream notes.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Coffee/espresso, cedar, black pepper, cocoa, cream

Released in late 2015 to mark Christian Eiroa's first twenty years in the business, EIROA "The First 20 Years" is a box‑pressed Honduran puro built from family‑grown leaf. The series runs medium‑to‑full, serving up dark chocolate and espresso over cedar, baking spices and earth with a measured pepper finish.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Honduran
• Dark chocolate, espresso/coffee, baking spices, cedar/wood, nuts, earth, leather, white/black pepper

An extension of the First 20 Years series, the Colorado edition (2017) wraps a box‑pressed Honduran puro in an aged Honduran Corojo. The smoking profile sits medium to medium‑full and emphasizes cedar, baking spice—often cinnamon—roasted nuts and espresso across its pressed vitolas.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Honduran Corojo
• Cedar, espresso/coffee, baking spice (cinnamon/white pepper), roasted nuts, light cocoa/cream

EIROA CBT Maduro is presented as a triple‑maduro puro—wrapper, binder and filler drawn from maduro leaves—and produced at Christian Eiroa's El Aladino factory in Honduras. Editorial notes place it in the medium to medium‑full range with dominant dark chocolate and espresso, charred‑wood and black‑pepper tones, plus nutty and sweet maduro turns and generally praised construction.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Mexican San Andrés Maduro
• Dark chocolate and espresso over charred wood/cedar and earth, with black pepper, nutmeg/cashew nuttiness and a touch of

EIROA Classic is presented as a Honduran puro produced at CLE's Danlí factory. It typically sits in the medium‑full lane, opening on cedar, leather and black pepper that often develop into cocoa, coffee and cream. The line is available in pressed and traditional vitolas, including a prensado and a lancero.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Honduran
• Leather, cedar, black pepper, coffee, cocoa, cream

Introduced around 2014, Insidious Connecticut pairs an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper with Honduran binder and fillers as an inexpensive, mild Connecticut‑shade offering. Reviews note a sweetened cap, creamy mouthfeel, cedar and hay undertones, and reliable draw and burn.

• Made in Honduras
• Mild–Mild/Medium
• Ecuadorian Connecticut
• Creamy Connecticut sweetness, cedar and hay, light black pepper on the retrohale, mild oak/wood

Insidious Maduro is the darker sibling in the Insidious family, keeping the house Honduran binder and long‑fillers while leaning into maduro‑led cream, cocoa and sweet spice. The line typically sits medium to medium‑full and is noted for consistent construction and a sweetened cap that pushes the profile toward dessert notes.

• Made in Honduras
• Medium-Full
• Maduro
• Cream, cocoa, black pepper, spice, sweet nuttiness

Schizo is presented as a Nicaraguan puro with a mellow‑to‑medium body and flavor notes emphasizing leather, cream, gentle spice and a touch of cocoa. Designed as an everyday, value‑minded smoke, it's commonly available in larger gauges and box or bundle‑friendly formats with approachable construction.

• Made in Nicaragua
• Mild–Medium
• Nicaraguan
• Leather, cream, gentle spices, cocoa, natural sweetness

Schizo Maduro takes the Schizo concept into maduro territory: big ring sizes, value packaging and a maduro wrapper that leans on cocoa, coffee, earth, baking spices and black pepper. The line is described as medium‑full with solid construction for a bundle cigar and consistent daily smoke.

• Medium-Full
• Maduro
• Chocolate, spice, earth, black pepper, wood