The story of Aladino Cigars would not be complete without also knowing the story of the Eiroa family. Julio Eiroa is a Cuban-born tobacco man who, like countless others, was forced to leave Cuba following Castro’s revolution. After some time working with the Oliva tobacco family in Tampa, Julio Eiroa began growing his own Corojo-seed tobaccos in the fertile soils of Honduras. Julio Eiroa successfully grew Corojo tobaccos for years and bought more and more farmland, but disaster struck in 1977 when a tragic plane crash left Julio permanently injured and unable to tend to his farms. For a time, quality of the tobaccos suffered and Julio Eiroa lost clients, and with tobaccos piling up, Julio Eiroa made the decision to transition into cigar making. As the 1990s cigar boom came into full swing, the Eiroa family had begun selling its cigars under a brand you may be familiar with – Camacho.
Camacho cigars, featuring the Eiroa family’s top-shelf Honduran Corojo tobaccos, became incredibly popular and cemented the Eiroa family’s place in the cigar world. In 2008, Camacho was sold to Davidoff, and Julio Eiroa was searching for his next endeavor. After some time tending to his expansive Honduran fields, Julio Eiroa partnered with his son Justo and formed Aladino Cigars in 2016. Since then, Aladino Cigars has become one of the most popular Honduran brands on the market with a constantly growing portfolio, however the star of the show has always been the Aladino Corojo.
Made entirely with Corojo tobaccos grown on Eiroa family farms in Honduras, the Aladino Corojo is the star of the Aladino Cigars lineup. Balanced and rich, the Aladino Corojo delivers a palatable medium-bodied smoke with enchanting flavors of peppery spices, earth, roasted nuts, tobacco sweetness, and hints of floral aromas that make for a complete and satisfying smoking experience.Using extensively aged and high-priming tobaccos for a richer, more refined flavor, Aladino Corojo Reserva is one of the best blends I have had from Aladino Cigars.
The higher, sun-soaked primings and the lengthy aging combine to deliver a complex medium-bodied tapestry of rich spices, earth, cedar, cocoa, and a creamy sweetness on the finish. Whenever one has a hankering for the darker flavors of a maduro, they should reach for an Aladino Maduro cigar. Paired with a core of Eiroa’s famous Honduran Corojo tobaccos as the long fillers and binder, the finishing touch is a dusky San Andres Mexican wrapper. The result is a rich medium-bodied smoke with smooth and balanced flavors of dark chocolate, peppery spices, cedar, earth, and plenty of sweetness.
Aladino Toro is another smash hit that was rated as one of Cigar Aficionado’s top 25 cigars of 2019. The 6x50 Honduran puro has a beautiful essence of bay leaf, clove, cardamom and pepper along with an earthy core that gives the cigar an incredible maturity. That year, the Aladino was the only Honduran puro to make a list that was dominated by Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos. If anything, it highlights the artistry and the knowledge of the land that Aladino undoubtedly possesses.
Whichever blend from Aladino Cigars strikes your fancy, you can count on top-notch construction to deliver rich, mouthwateringly good flavors with every puff. Add Aladino Cigars to your collection today by placing your online order right here with Cigars.com today.
