Asylum
Asylum cigars are known for bold Nicaraguan and Honduran blends, unconventional formats, and exceptionally large ring gauges. Part of the C.L.E. Cigar Company portfolio, Asylum ranges from Nicaraguan puros and Corojo blends to Connecticut, Maduro, Candela barber-pole, and specialty releases.
Shop Asylum 13, Ogre, Straight Jacket, Medulla Oblongata, and other Asylum cigars at Cigars N Cigars. Compare traditional Robusto and Toro sizes with the oversized 60, 70, and 80 ring-gauge formats that have become closely associated with the brand.
Asylum Cigars: Large-Ring Nicaraguan and Honduran Blends
Asylum is part of the C.L.E. Cigar Company portfolio and is closely associated with cigar makers Tom Lazuka and Christian Eiroa. The brand is particularly recognizable for pushing premium cigar dimensions beyond traditional ring gauges, with numerous releases offered in 60, 70, and even 80 ring formats.
Size is only one part of the Asylum portfolio. Individual collections use different wrappers and blend structures, including Nicaraguan Habano, authentic Corojo, Connecticut, Maduro, and Candela combinations. Asylum 13, Ogre, Straight Jacket, and Medulla Oblongata represent several of the brand's best-known approaches.
Asylum Cigar Blends and Sizes
Asylum 13
Asylum 13 is a Nicaraguan puro using Nicaraguan Habano wrapper tobacco over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The medium-to-full blend is produced across an unusually broad range of dimensions, including 5 x 50, 6 x 52, 6 x 60, 7 x 70, and 6 x 80 formats.
Asylum 13 Ogre
Asylum 13 Ogre is distinguished by its barber-pole construction, combining Nicaraguan Habano and Candela wrapper leaves. The contrasting wrappers make Ogre visually distinct from the standard Asylum 13 while retaining the large-ring formats associated with the collection.
Asylum 13 Medulla Oblongata
Medulla Oblongata explores construction as well as blend. The Natural expression uses authentic Corojo wrapper, binder, and filler and is offered in two forms: Medulla as a traditional round parejo and Oblongata as a box-pressed cigar. This allows the same tobacco blend to be compared across two different constructions.
Asylum Straight Jacket
Asylum Straight Jacket occupies the fuller end of the portfolio. Current Cigars N Cigars inventory includes the 6 x 54 Toro, a full-bodied Nicaraguan cigar using Nicaraguan Habano wrapper, binder, and filler tobaccos.
Asylum Corojo
Corojo plays an important role throughout the Asylum portfolio. Authentic Corojo versions provide an alternative to the Nicaraguan Habano-based Asylum 13, while oversized Corojo cigars extend the blend into the exceptionally large formats for which Asylum is known.
Asylum Connecticut and Maduro
Asylum extends beyond its darker and stronger core blends. Connecticut selections provide a smoother wrapper alternative, while Maduro versions use darker tobacco for greater body. These blends retain the unconventional sizing and construction that distinguish Asylum from more traditional cigar portfolios.
Asylum 60, 70 and 80 Ring Gauge Cigars
Oversized cigars are a defining characteristic of Asylum. The portfolio extends well beyond the now-common 60 ring gauge, with several collections available in 7 x 70 and 6 x 80 formats. These dimensions substantially change the wrapper-to-filler ratio compared with conventional Robusto and Toro cigars and provide the large-format construction closely associated with the Asylum name.
Who Makes Asylum Cigars?
Asylum is part of the C.L.E. Cigar Company portfolio and is associated with Tom Lazuka and cigar maker Christian Eiroa. C.L.E. maintains Asylum as a distinct consumer brand alongside CLE and Eiroa, with each brand maintaining its own cigar collections and identity.
Choosing an Asylum Cigar
Start with blend and wrapper, then consider ring gauge. Standard Asylum 13 provides a Nicaraguan puro, Ogre adds Habano and Candela barber-pole construction, Medulla Oblongata emphasizes authentic Corojo, and Straight Jacket moves toward a fuller Nicaraguan profile. After selecting the blend, compare traditional dimensions with Asylum's signature 60, 70, and 80 ring-gauge formats.