Tom Lazuka knows that oftentimes a person’s first cigar is one with a sweet cap. As such, the man behind the Asylum brand, largely known for its gigantic ring gauges, is releasing his latest cigar—Insidious by Asylum. Lazuka told halfwheel he realized it was a gap in the larger CLE/Fabricas Unidas portfolio, as well as the larger cigar business itself.

Insidious by Asylum

The five-cigar line uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Honduran fillers and is made at Christian Eiroa’s El Aladino factory in Honduras. It will be offered in 6 x 44 ($4), 5 x 50 ($4.20), 6 x 52 ($4.40), 7 x 48 ($4.60) and 7 x 64 ($4.80) All sizes come in boxes of 25.

The company expects to begin shipping Insidious in August following its debut at the upcoming IPCPR convention and trade show. Lazuka told halfwheel the cigars are on the way to the states, meaning they were not affected by the recent break-in at one of the company’s warehouses.

Asylum is distributed by CLE Cigars/Fabricas Unidas.

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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.