CLE Ships Chele & Prieto

The two new box-pressed lines from CLE Cigar Co. are now heading to shelves: Chele and Prieto.

Chele, which is slang for someone who is white, uses an Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper and is offered in four sizes: 5 x 50, 6 x 46, 6 x 52 and 6 x 60.

Prieto is offered in the same four sizes, but with a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper. Preto is Spanish slang for someone who has dark skinned. The company describes the blend as “full-flavored,” but different from the full-bodied cigars company founder Christian Eiroa is known for.

This is the first time CLE lines have been produced at Nicaragua with NACSA handling production.

Both lines are offered in boxes of 25 with a suggested retail prices of $7-9 per cigar.

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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.