Asylum - 13 Cool Brew - 6x60 - Box of 25

CLE Cigar Company's first real step into flavored, steeped cigars, launched at the 2023 PCA Trade Show. Cool Brew takes the boldness Asylum built its reputation on and points it in a genuinely new direction: a cigar meant to taste like an actual cold brew coffee, mint and all.

Underneath the flavoring sits a dark Maduro wrapper over a Honduran binder and long-filler tobacco, the specific origin and composition of the base blend kept undisclosed, as is common practice with steeped cigars in this category. What sets Cool Brew apart from the rest of the Asylum catalog is immediately obvious from the first light: notes of mint, milk chocolate, and coffee dominate the smoke from the very first draw, delivering something closer to an Andes Mint or a thin mint cookie than a traditional tobacco experience. Christian Eiroa, CLE's founder, has described the intention behind cigars like this as an attempt to bring new people into cigar culture through a familiar, dessert-adjacent flavor before they eventually move on to explore pure tobacco blends.

Reception to Cool Brew genuinely splits along a predictable line. Smokers who enjoy chocolate-mint flavor combinations tend to find it a fun, well-executed departure, sweet without crossing into cloying, with the tobacco foundation underneath holding up better than most flavored cigars manage. Smokers with a more developed palate for pure tobacco often find the mint dominates so completely, particularly through the second third, that the actual Honduran tobacco character struggles to break through until the final stretch, where a bit more earth, wood, and strength finally emerge. At 6 x 60, this is a substantial, long Gordo, giving the mint and chocolate plenty of time to sit at the forefront before the underlying tobacco gets its moment in the last third.

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Flavor progression:

1. Opening: an immediate, refreshing hit of mint and creamy milk chocolate from the sweetened cap and infused wrapper
2. Mid-smoke: mint remains the dominant note, with hints of coffee, wood, and leather occasionally surfacing underneath
3. Close: the tobacco base becomes slightly more earthy and present, though mint and chocolate continue to lead through the final third

Key Features

1. Brand: Asylum
2. Line: Cool Brew
3. Concept: Steeped/flavored cigar, cold brew coffee inspired
4. Founder/Blender: Tom Lazuka and Christian Eiroa, CLE Cigar Co.
5. Factory: CLE Cigar Co., Honduras
6. Country of Origin: Honduras (undisclosed specific blend)
7. Wrapper: Dark Maduro (undisclosed origin)
8. Binder: Honduran
9. Filler: Honduran long-fillers
10. Construction: Handmade, sweetened/flavored cap
11. Vitola: Gordo
12. Size: 6 inches x 60 ring gauge
13. Strength: Medium
14. Flavor Profile: Mint, milk chocolate, coffee, cream, earth, wood
15. Release: 2023, launched at the PCA Trade Show
16. Smoke Time: Approximately 90 minutes
17. Box Count: 25 cigars
18. Price per Cigar: approximately $12.00