On the surface, the concept of JRE Tobacco’s Aladino Cameroon series is very simple; take binders and fillers that utilize JRE’s famous “Authentic Corojo”-seed tobacco and wrap them in reddish, clean-looking Cameroonian wrappers to create a Cameroon cigar like no other.
Of course, normally, Cameroonian wrappers are rough and toothy, spotty, and veiny. But as all fans of Cameroonian wrappers are aware, not all Cameroons are created equal. First and foremost, there’s the question of what type of wrapper it is — is it African Cameroon, or is it New World Cameroon (Cameroonian-seed tobacco that’s grown in places other than the West-Central African country)?
As with his Honduran corojo-seed tobacco, legendary JRE founder Julio R. Eiroa has gone to great lengths to “baby” his Honduran crops of Cameroonian-seed tobacco, but in the process, he created a much more unique version, as African varieties of the plant aren’t normally attended to nearly as well as Eiroa’s.
The Aladino Cameroon series features six vitolas, all of which faithfully deliver the unique qualities of the original seeds from the more difficult-to-access country — to the point where even longtime Cameroon fans may swear that what they’re smoking is African. Cigar aficionados will see that, as with his corojo seeds, Eiroa’s long and diverse experience cultivating tobacco has enabled him to succeed in this regard. In fact, for some of the best Cameroon smokes on the market, you should look no further than JRE’s puro Honduran Aladino Cameroon series, all of which you can acquire here.