PCA 2021: Asylum

With Asylum being part of the CLE family of brands, they’re located in the same booth as they have been in previous years. This year though, the whole booth has been updated for the first time in quite a while. Much like many of the other manufacturers, they decided to go with a minimal setup.

Having said that, if I had to guess, the booth footprint looks to be about the same size. While they were impressive, the tall white walls really made the booth feel closed in, and if the booth was busy, good luck navigating it. The new design opens it up a lot, and while the booth was fairly busy, it was easy to get around.

Asylum PCA Exclusive

The Asylum PCA Exclusive is indeed a true show exclusive, with Tom Lazuka being very clear that it would only be available to retailers who came to the show.

The interesting thing about it though, is it isn’t a limited edition cigar. The retailers who initially order it can reorder it whenever they need it throughout the year. On another interesting note, the lid of the box also flips over and turns into an ashtray.

• Wrapper: Honduras (Hybrid Habano)
• Binder: Honduras
• Filler: Honduras

• Asylum PCA Exclusive 50×5 (5 x 50— $16 (Box of 20, $320)
• Asylum PCA Exclusive 11/18 (6 1/4 x 52/60) — $17 (Box of 20, $340)
• Asylum PCA Exclusive 60×6 (6 x 60) — $18 (Box of 20, $360)

Production: Regular Production

Release Date: August 2021

Asylum Friday The 13th 2021

The number 13 is featured through much of the Asylum branding and cigar lines, so the thought was to come out with a special cigar called Friday The 13th 2021. The idea is every year on a Friday the 13th, a new blend will drop under the Friday The 13th moniker. This year, we’ll see the undisclosed blend in three different sizes and a limited run of only 700 packs of each size.

• Wrapper: Undisclosed
• Binder: Undisclosed
• Filler: Undisclosed

• Asylum Friday The 13th 2021 46×6 (6 x 46) — $6.50 (Packs of 5, $32.50)
• Asylum Friday The 13th 2021 Figurado (5 1/4 x 46) — $7 (Packs of 5, $35)
• Asylum Friday The 13th 2021 50×5 (5 x 50) — $7.50 (Packs of 5, $37.50

Production: 2,100 Packs of 5 (10,500 Total Cigars)

Release Date: August 2021

Asylum 9

This is the continuation of the company’s anniversary line, this year being the ninth anniversary. As with the previous two releases, it will be a new blend but in the same two sizes.

• Wrapper: Honduras
• Binder: Honduras
• Filler: Honduras

• Asylum 9 11/18 (6 1/4 x 52/60) — $20.30 (Box of 20, $406)
• Asylum 9 70×7 (7 x 70) — $25.30 (Box of 20, $506)

Production: 1,000 Boxes of 20 (20,000 Total Cigars)

Release: August 2021

Asylum April Fools’

For April Fools’ Day this year, Asylum posted a picture of a 9 x 90 Asylum Nine online as a joke. The response was so overwhelming of people wanting that cigar that the company decided to actually make it. It will only come in single coffins.

• Wrapper: Honduras
• Binder: Honduras
• Filler: Honduras

• Asylum April Fools’ (9 x 90) — $40

Production: 2,500 Total Cigars

Release: August 2021