Swisher President John J. Miller will be adding Chief Executive Officer to his title. Today the tobacco giant announced that its Board of Directors has elected Miller to serve as both President and Chief Executive Officer. Miller had been in the President’s role since 2017. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate to Skip TPE 2021
Drew Estate has begun informing retailers that it will not be attending the Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 scheduled in Las Vegas to open on May 12. The reason given was ongoing safety concerns for its staff in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter from Drew Estate CEO Glenn Wolfson to retailers, he stated: “Drew […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Revamps Undercrown Box Design
2021 marks the tenth anniversary of Drew Estate’s Undercrown brand. Kicking off the year, the company announced it will be implementing a new box design for most offerings in the three blends that make up Undercrown: Undercrown Maduro, Undercrown Shade, and Undercrown Sun Grown. The new box design is very similar to the current design. […]
Agile Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Rat by Drew Estate (2020)
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are rescoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
The Blog: Will Cooper Guests on Smoke Night Live’s New Year’s Special
On January 1, 2021 I had the opportunity to guest on Cigar Dojo’s Smoke Night Live New Year’s Special with Terence Reilly of Aganorsa Leaf and Jack Heyer of Drew Estate. It’s always a treat to be on Smoke Night Live and had a lot of fun doing this show with Eric and Jordan Guttormson. […]
Prime Time Awards 2020: Large Company of the Year – Drew Estate
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2020 Large Company of the Year. This award factors in things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. […]
Announcement: Winners of Drew Estate Year of the Rat Humidor Giveaway Selected
The three winners for the Drew Estate Year of the Rat Humidor Contest are announced. They are: Juan Castillo Ryan Pauff Tom Agar Congratulations to the winners! Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter this contest! We do appreciate the response we got!
Announcement: Drew Estate Year of the Rat Humidor Winners to be Announced 1/8/21
Apologies for the delay, but the three winners for Drew Estate Year of the Rat Humidor will be announced on January 8, 2021. The winners will be announced on a post on Cigar Coop. We will copy the winners via email as well. Thank you for your understanding. The contest is also closed and no […]
Announcement: Contest – Drew Estate Year of the Rat Humidor Giveaway
Drew Estate has provided us the Year of the Rat Humidors we are giving away! These beautiful humidors hold over 100 cigars. Each unit features a built-in digital hygrometer. The inside is all cedar and features a removable top tray. The outside has a piano finish with a large Year of the Rat logo on […]
2020 Cigar of the Year Countdown: #12: Undercrown Shade Suprema by Drew Estate
“The cigar delivers a wonderful representation of a Connecticut Shade blend from start to finish offering lots of creaminess and no aftertaste.” Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade Binder: Sumatra Filler: Dominican Criollo ’98, Nicaraguan Criollo, and Nicaraguan Corojo Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate Suprema: 6 x 50/54 Price: $9.60 Sponsor: […]