Since cigar legend Christian Luis Eiroa returned to the forefront of tobacciana in 2012 from his former company Camacho (now a subsidiary of the Davidoff Group) with a cigar company under the acronym CLE much alike CAO. Christian’s tobaccos primarily hail from Honduras, with secondary front mark’s Asylum (Nicaragua), and Wynwood (Miami) the focal point of this long overdue review. CLE Cigar Company is based out of Miami (the penultimate melting pot of the industry)...

Size: 6 ¼’ x 52 Ring
Wrapper: Honduran
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan

When this cigar was initially released, I had the same preconceived notions that have plagued the Nat Sherman brand for the last couple of years. Upon finding out that this cigar had made the Cigar Aficionado Top 25 list coming in at #10, I decided to pick one up and see what all the fuss was about. Finding out Manuel Quesada was behind the blend (who is also behind the well decorated Casa Magna line) didn’t hurt much either...