Description
Edgar Hoill is a professional photographer who focuses on Mexican gang and tattoo culture. He partnered with the CLE company to
make this cigar at their farm in Honduras. This cigar was released after the success of OSOK. He created the brand with the help of Matt Booth. Matt and Edgar had a falling out and this is one of the cigars that came after. Apparently, the artwork used on the box ended up in a lawsuit that pretty much ended the collaboration and business deal between the photographer and CLE. The boxes had to be painted black to blackout the art that originally graced its top. This hindered their ability to sell the cigars and caused problems, so the cigars sat in an aging room at a warehouse in Miami…until one day I called CLE about another cigar and they explained this story and made them available to the worlds first RARE cigar club— that’s us :). This is the kind of find that makes me proud. I hope it makes the experience more enjoyable for you as well. When we received the boxes, I noticed the black paint was thick and shiny, confirming their story even further. When I opened the box I was hit with the smell of a bourbon barrel. Like a wet charred oak barrel soaked in bourbon, it’s something reminiscent of what you’d smell on a distillery tour. Then I looked at the size and construction and noticed how wonky the shape is…Turns out this was supposed to be box-pressed. In fact, my contact at CLE has never seen one that wasn’t box-pressed. Almost as though they did not use a cigar mold..it seems very hand made and not perfect, which I really like. Then I smoked the cigar…
William Payment (verified owner) –
This is a solid cigar I love the smaller size and the flavours are nice and smooth and refined it’s great