Asylum

Regular readers of this site will know that there’s few drama-filled topics in this business quite like the cigar industry’s main trade show, the PCA…

There has been no shortage of celebrities lending their names to cigars, from athletes to comedians and beyond. One of the most recent such projects…

Friggatriskaidekaphobia. Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Both are scientific words used to describe the fear of one particular day of the week that coincides with a specific day of the…

I would venture to guess that the average cigar smoker who peruses his or her local humidor knows that Asylum Cigars is known for big…

Last year, Asylum celebrated its seventh anniversary with the Asylum Seven. This year, Asylum is celebrating its eighth anniversary with the Asylum 8. While the…

In September 2019, Asylum released a brand new limited edition to celebrate seven years in business. Appropriately named Seven, the new blend debuted in two different sizes,…

During the 2017 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Asylum 13 showed off a unique release named Medulla Oblongata, named after the part of the brain…

While many companies create new blends as exclusive releases for retail members of the Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA), Asylum took an easy way out…

Over the last 12 months, the 101-year-old Thompson Cigar Co. has become home to about as many exclusive cigars as any retailer in the country….

The mystique and appeal of aged tobacco run deep in the cigar world; numerous manufacturers put age statements on leaves used or occasionally on the…

Earlier this year, Tom Lazuka of Asylum Cigars told us about an incredibly interesting project. He would be partner with New Holland Brewing Co. of…