Daybreak has come for Phil Zanghi and Debonaire House. This month the long-awaited Connecticut Shade offering from Zanghi, the Debonaire Daybreak, is heading to retailers. After working on some blend iterations, Zanghi came full circle and ended up using an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper on the original Debonaire blend featuring a Dominican binder and a […]
Agile Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark by Drew Estate
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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 re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Prime Time Episode 27: Fabien Ziegler, Drew Estate
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For Episode 27 of the Prime Time Show, we are proud to welcome “Dirty” Fabien Ziegler of Drew Estate. It will be a little bit of a different show as we talk “non-traditional” (i.e. infused) cigars with Fabien. In our Debonaire Ideal segment we will talk horror movies, and in the Deliberation Segment we break […]
Cigar News: Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-4 Returns to Casa de Montecristo for Halloween
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The Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-4, one of the most limited Liga Privada cigars by Drew Estate, is returning in its annual release. As in previous years, the UF-4 will be released to coincide with Countryside, Illinois-based retailer Casa de Montecristo’s annual Halloween party on October 26. Since its inception in 2010, the Liga Privada […]
Announcement: Prime Time Show Episode 27: 10/26/17 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific
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For Episode 27 of the Prime Time Show, we are proud to welcome “Dirty” Fabian Ziegler of Drew Estate. It will be a little bit of a different show as we talk “non-traditional” (i.e. infused) cigars with Fabian. In our Debonaire Ideal segment we will talk horror movies, and in the Deliberation Segment we […]
Prime Time Episode 26: Juan Martinez, Joya de Nicaragua
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For Episode 26 of the Prime Time Show, we are proud to welcome Juan Martinez, the President of Joya de Nicaragua. It will be an all-Nicaragua show as we catch up with Juan on all things happening Joya de Nicaragua. We will then discuss a little of Nicaraguan culture and history in our Debonaire Ideal […]
Cigar News: John Miller to Succeed Retiring Peter Ghiloni as Swisher International President and CEO
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On Thursday October 12th, 2017 Swisher International announced that its CEO and President Peter Ghiloni will be retiring at the end of the year. Ghiloni’s retirement caps off a 34-year tenure at Swisher International. Concurrently, the company also announced Ghiloni’s successor will be John Miller, Swisher International’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. To premium cigar […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Pappy Van Winkle Tradition Arrives at Drew Diplomat Retailers
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Drew Estate’s Pappy Van Winkle Tradition cigar, a limited production cigar that pays homage to Van Winkle family, has arrived at Drew Diplomat retailers. The Van Winkles are best known as owners of the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery and makers of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon and rye products. The cigar also had a formal kickoff at […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Reports Cigar Theft
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The following is the text from a press release from Drew Estate on a cigar theft: Back on August 8, 2017, a truck containing a full load of Drew Estate premium handmade cigars was stolen in the greater Miami Area. An active investigation into this theft is ongoing and involves numerous law enforcement entities. The specific cigars […]
Feature Story: Spotlight on Drew Estate at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show
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Since Swisher International acquired Drew Estate in 2014, this has been a fascinating company to cover from a media standpoint. I expected 2015 would be business as usual and that we would see bigger changes in terms of the structure of Drew Estate. There have certainly been organizational changes, but Drew Estate has remained laser-focused on one thing – innovation. Innovation has been […]