Founded by Julio R. Eiroa and his son Justo M. Eiroa, JRE Tobacco likes to call themselves a “crop to shop” operation. They declare that “we are fully committed to providing sustained quality and satisfaction on every Aladino, Rancho Luna and Tatascan we make. This self-imposed standard covers the entire cigar manufacturing process. Our commitment to quality and consumer satisfaction is never compromised or circumvented.”
Always seeking out and implementing the best practices for sustainable and responsible agriculture, they oversee 700 acres of Farm and 400+ acres of Drip Irrigation. A clear promise has been made to cigar lovers – “As the premier Corojo grower in the industry, I, Julio Eiroa, Master Cigar Blender and Tobacco grower, guarantee that all our brands will provide you the opportunity to enjoy an Authentic Corojo taste, the same as cigars from the 1960’s.”
Born in 1938 in San Juan y Martinez, in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province, Julio Eiroa founded JRE in Honduras after his native island’s political atmosphere resulted in him looking to create a new future beyond its borders. The story of how this family has built their legacy is a special one that we’ll be profiling later this year. Whether you’ve been a fan of theirs for a while or are still learning about their story, process and products – you’ll want to keep an eye out for all the new offerings making their way to your local shop:
ALADINO CLASSIC
The Aladino Classic has officially launched as part of JRE’s regular production lineup. Regarding the release, the team over there said “we are extremely excited about this new addition” According to Justo Eiroa, “with Aladino Classic we are providing smokers a more medium cigar with traces of our Corojo and dominated by our Habano smoothness. We wanted to create a line that was different from our traditional portfolio dominated by our Corojo and bring something that incorporates more of our Habano tobacco, meeting the taste preferences of those cigar smokers who typically prefer Habano blend cigars.”
We’ve been told to expect notes of brown sugar, lemongrass, light cedar, leather, red pepper, honey and coffee bean.
Vitolas: (20ct Box)
Corona 44 x5 / MSRP: $7.00
Robusto 50 x 5 / MSRP: $8.60
Toro 50 x 6 / MSRP: $9.60
Gordo 60 x 6.5 / MSRP: $10.60
Wrapper: Honduran Habano
Binder: Honduran Authentic Corojo
Filler: Honduran Habano and Authentic Corojo
Country of Origin: Honduras
Factory: Fabrica de Puros Aladino at Las Lomas Jamastran
ALADINO CAMEROON
A Queens Perfecto and a Gordo cigar have been added to the The Aladino Cameroon line, also as regular production. From the Aladino Connecticut, they were able to understand how much smokers enjoy the Queens Perfecto. The team shares that “we believe that this unique and special size brings Cameroon smokers another enjoyable way to enjoy our Cameroon line. The Gordo was added in order to fulfill the demand for this extremely popular size.”
Vitolas: (20ct Box)
Queens Perfecto 46 x 5.25 / MSRP: $7.60
Gordo 60 x 6.5 / MSRP: $11.00
Wrapper: Honduran Cameroon
Binder: Honduran Authentic Corojo
Filler: Honduran Authentic Corojo
Country of Origin: Honduras
Factory: Fabrica de Puros Aladino at Las Lomas Jamastran
ALADINO CONNECTICUT
The success of the Corojo line’s larger option also taught them that there was a 60 ring gauge sized gap in the Aladino Connecticut line. About the release of this new addition to the line, .JRE says “this is the most popular size and we wanted to meet this need in the market. We’ve managed to maintain accessible prices to make our cigars available to consumers and provide an excellent quality cigar.”
Vitolas: (20ct Box)
Gordo 60 x 6.5 / MSRP: $10.00
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Honduran Authentic Corojo & Habano
Filler: Honduran Authentic Corojo & Habano
Country of Origin: Honduras
Factory: Fabrica de Puros Aladino at Las Lomas Jamastran