CLE Cigar Co. & Asylum Cigars have announced that they will be entering the Canadian market with Kretek International Canada as their distributor.

While no launch date was given, the companies expect to bring Asylum 13, Asylum Premium, CLE Connecticut, CLE Corojo, CLE Cuarenta and Schizo later this month. A press release did indicate that there would only be a limited portfolio of sizes, ranging from 4 x 44 to 7 x 52. The larger sizes that Asylum has become known for are expected to arrive shortly.

Earlier this year, the companies announced that they would be heading to Germany as well.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.