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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drew Estate’s Herrera Estelí line now has a 6 x 60 offering – and it will become the latest installment in Alliance Cigar’s DeSocio series. The DeSocio series is a set of exclusive sizes of popular cigar blends that are only available through Alliance Cigar. The DeSocio series was the brainchild of Tom Sullivan, President […]
Drew Estate has officially announced details on its inaugural Louisiana Barn Smoker event. The event will take place at L.A. Poche at 6066 LA-44 in Convent, Louisiana on Saturday, November 4th from 10am to 5pm. The Barn Smoker concept is an event unique to Drew Estate. It allows the consumer to go on-site to learn […]
Two new 6 1/2 x 44 box pressed versions of Drew Estate’s Undercrown Maduro and Herrera Esteli have become shop exclusives to Casa de Montecristo and JR Cigar retailers. These cigars are officially dubbed “Cuadrado” and are currently available. In a press release announcing the Undercrown Maduro Cuadrado and Herrera Esteli Cuadrado, Drew Estate Master […]
Drew Estate has announced that Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Canada will now handle distribution for its products in both the domestic and duty-free markets in Canada. Concurrently, this announcement ends Drew Estate’s relationship with House of Horvath, which had been handling Drew Estate’s distribution for the past three years. The new distribution agreement with STG Canada goes into effect August […]
A familiar cigar line had a new name unveiled at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show. Drew Estate’s Natural line was on display, but with a new name, “Larutan”. It’s a move that was described to us as “preemptive” by the company. in light of the name “Natural” suspected of being in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
Jeff Borysiewicz’s Florida Sun Grown (FSG) is now going national. Drew Estate has announced the FSG brand will be available to its Drew Diplomat (preferred) retailers. The FSG brand will also be showcased at the Drew Estate booth at the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. FSG features tobacco grown at Borysiewicz’s Clermont, Florida farm. Borysiewicz is […]
