In 2012, Jeff Borysiewicz, the owner and founder of Orlando’s Corona Cigar Company, purchased a farm in nearby Clermont, Florida. Borysiewicz’s goal was simple – he wanted to bring back growing tobacco to his home-state of Florida. At one time Florida was known as a tobacco-producing state, but for the past three decades, this business […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate showcased its most premium offering to date, the Pappy Van Winkle Tradition. The Pappy Van Winkle Tradition is the second release under Drew Estate’s Pappy Van Winkle line – a line that is a collaboration between Drew Estate and Old Rip Van Winkle Distilled. The first release, […]
Earlier this year, Netherlands-based cigar company Royal Agio Cigars announced plans to establish a wholly-owned U.S. Based Headquarters. These plans would end the agreement Royal Agio had with Drew Estate where Drew Estate was handling its U.S. based sales and distribution. Yesterday Drew Estate and Royal Agio both formally announced the opening of Royal Agio […]
All Out Kings is a collaborative project between Caldwell Cigar Company and Drew Estate. Word of All Out Kings first surfaced early in 2016. The project was first seen at the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show. A very limited release was made in order to meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s August 8th, 2016 […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate released a third blend under its Undercrown brand known as the Undercrown Sun Grown. Over the past six years, the Undercrown brand has essentially become the workhorse brand in Drew Estate’s premium portfolio as it is designed to be a regular, everyday smoke. The release of […]
For Episode 29 of the Prime Time Show, we broadcasted live from Corona Cigar Company World Headquarters in Orlando, Florida. We welcomed Jeff Borysiewicz, founder of Corona Cigar Company and founder of the Florida Sun Grown Tobacco farm and brand. Jeff is one of the most knowledgeable people in the cigar industry. He is involved in many channels of […]
For Episode 29 of the Prime Time Show, join us for a very special show as we broadcast live from Corona Cigar Company World Headquarters in Orlando Florida. We will welcome Jeff Borysiewicz, founder of Corona Cigar Company and founder of the Florida Sun Grown Tobacco farm and brand. Jeff is one of the most knowledgable people in […]
In 2011, Drew Estate recruited Willy Herrera to join its company. At the time, Herrera was working at the small El Titan de Bronze factory located in Little Havana, Miami. Drew Estate and its founder Jonathan Drew were looking for someone to join the company to blend something Cubanesque – a style Herrera had become […]
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 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 […]
