Drew Estate announced the return of two limited edition lanceros under the Herrera Estelí line, the Herrera Estelí Habano Lancero, and the Herrera Estelí Connecticut Broadleaf Lancero for 2022. Both cigars will be exclusive to Drew Diplomat retailers and are scheduled to ship in July. The Herrera Estelí Habano Lancero made its debut in 2014, and […]
In 2018, Drew Estate celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the Liga Privada brand. Liga Privada is Drew Estate’s most premium traditional cigar brand, and it played a major role in Drew Estate transitioning to traditional cigar making. Liga Privada is a line that has ties to the State of Connecticut in that both the Liga […]
Today, Drew Estate issued the following statement in response to FDA’s announcement of a proposed ban on flavored cigars: [themify_box] The Food and Drug Administration is moving forward with a proposed product standard regarding characterizing flavors in cigars despite a near-vacuum of scientific evidence to support this decision. FDA’S announcement today is only a proposed […]
Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On April 2, 2022, Willy Herrera, Master Blender of Drew Estate was the special guest. Catch the full show below […]
In December of 2021, Drew Estate announced a new cigar to their lineup called the 20 Acre Farm. This cigar had a unique launch in which the cigar was sent out in kits, unbanded, to be smoked during a live introduction event put on by Drew Estate called the Freestyle Live! The name of the […]
Once again, Drew Estate has announced it has a new cigar. On May 12th on the company’s Freestyle Live: Special Edition broadcast, Drew Estate will introduce its newest premium cigar. And once again, the cigar will be offered as an unbanded pre-release as a part of a new Freestyle Live Event Pack. The event packs […]
In 2021, Smoke Inn marked its 25th anniversary. Now, Smoke Inn is celebrating the occasion with the launch of a commemorative limited edition cigar for Drew Estate under the Herrera Estelí Miami line. In addition, the cigar will also honor Smoke Inn owner Abe Dababneh‘s father and mentor, Raji Dababneh. This cigar, the Herrera Estelí […]
Drew Estate has announced a new 6 x 60 Gordo size for its Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented line. The new Gordo size will be exclusive to Pappy & Company’s pappyco.com website before being made available to Drew Diplomat retailers in 2023. The cigars feature a Tapa Negra-style Kentucky Fire-Cured and a barrel-aged […]
After being cancelled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Drew Estate’s Barn Smoker events are returning for 2022. The Barn Smoker events feature interactive farm tours as well as activation stations for various brands including Undercrown, Herrera Estelí, Pappy Van Winkle, Joya de Nicaragua, Tabak Especial, and ACID. In addition, there […]
Three and a half years after it first made its debut at the 2018 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate’s Liga Privada H99 is going to be a regular ongoing offering for Drew Diplomat retailers. The Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo uses a wrapper called H99 which is a leaf grown from a hybrid of Stalk […]
