No. 11 Cigar of the Year 2023 – Aladino Limited Edition

If ever there were an authentically old-school brand for the modern era, it would be Aladino from the JRE Tobacco Company. Aladino was among the first cigars released by JRE during their 2015 debut, being focused on the famed Corojo tobaccos grown by the Eiroa family in Honduras. Unlike Corojo ’99 or other modern variants, the Eiroas’ Corojo is said to be the original Cuban strain from the golden era of Cuban tobacco: the 1940s–1960s. Combine this prized leaf with a simplistic design of which you wouldn’t be surprised to come out of a 1970s diner and you’re left with a genuinely old-school brand—one that cigar enthusiasts have increasingly gravitated towards over the past eight years.

In 2023, JRE released the ninth and 10th blends in the Aladino line, one of which is the first true limited edition from the brand. Appropriately dubbed Aladino Limited Edition, the cigars diverge from the aforementioned Corojo tobacco that the brand was built upon. In recent years, the Eiroas have begun experimenting with transplanting other famed seed varietal to their Honduran fields; this includes Cameroon for the Aladino Limited Edition, which is featured as the wrapper component. This unique cover leaf surrounds an all-Honduran binder/filler of non-specified makeup, being rolled in a single toro format. Described as “high complexity in flavor but at the same time is contemporary,” we found the Aladino Limited Edition to be one of the most complex Aladino profiles to date. The cigar is medium in body and delicate in nature, being lightly zesty across the palate and lingering in the nostrils with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, clean cedar, sugarcane, and creamy cappuccino.

Aladino Limited Edition Breakdown

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