Debonaire House, makers of Debonaire Cigars and Indian Motorcycle Cigars have entered into an distribution agreement with Drew Estate. Under the agreement, House of Debonaire products will now be distributed by Drew Estate. News of this announcement was first reported in a story by Cigar Aficionado. Co-Owner Phil Zanghi, confirmed the move with Cigar Coop. […]
Cigar Review: Drew Estate Herrera Esteli Box Pressed Toro Corona Cigar Company Exclusivamente
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 4.0 - Box Worthy, 91-93, Drew Estate, Herrera Esteli, Review
The Herrera Esteli Box Pressed Toro Corona Cigar Company Exclusivamente is a shop exclusive cigar by Drew Estate to Corona Cigar Company in Orlando, Florida. Back in 2014, it was announced that Corona Cigar Company’s Sand Lake location would become a Drew Estate Lounge. As a part of the package, Corona Cigar Company would be […]
Cigar Review: Drew Estate Undercrown Shade Gran Toro
William Cooper Reviews 1 Comment 88-90, Drew Estate, Review, Swisher International, Undercrown
Prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, two high profile Connecticut Shade wrapper cigars were announced – the Padron Damaso and the Drew Estate Undercrown Shade. Both of these cigars were significant because Padron did not have a Connecticut Shade offering, and Drew Estate had not had a premium long-filler Connecticut Shade offering in some […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Acid Chi-Town to Be Distributed by Arango
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, Acid, Arango, Drew Estate, News
Drew Estate Tobacco has announced it will be releasing a new cigar under its ACID brand that will be distributed exclusively through Arango Cigar Company. The new cigar will be a glass tubo offering known as the ACID Chi-Town. The cigar is expected to ship from Drew Estate some time this month. The ACID Chi-Town will […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Acid Supercell to be Shop Exclusive to Fogue & Bates in Tulsa Oklahoma
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, Acid, Drew Estate, News
Tulsa, Oklahoma retailer Fogue & Bates will be the latest recipient of a new shop exclusive cigar from Drew Estate. This cigar be under the ACID brand and is called the ACID Supercell. The cigar will officially be launched at an in-store event on November 19th, 2015. The ACiD Supercell is a 4 3/4 x […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Kentucky Fire Cured Hog’s Tooth to Become Shop Exclusive to Famous Smoke Shop
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2015 Preview, Drew Estate, Kentucky Fire Cured, MUWAT, News
Drew Estate has announced a new line extension to its Kentucky Fire Cured line slated to become a shop exclusive to Famous Smoke Shop in Easton, Pennsylvania. The new Kentucky Fire Cured Hog’s Tooth introduces a 6 x 46 Corona Gorda-sized vitola into the Kentucky Fire Cured line. The cigar will be launched at a release […]
Cigar Review: Drew Estate Norteño Edición Limitada Churchill
William Cooper Reviews No Comments 3.5 - Box Split, 91-93, Drew Estate, Herrera Esteli, Review, Swisher International
As the name indicates, the Norteno Edicion Limitada Churchill is a limited edition Churchill size that has been introduced to Drew Estate’s Norteno line. The Norteno was a cigar that was launched in 2014. It marked the second blend at Drew Estate made by the company’s master blender Willy Herrera following up the enormously successful Herrera Esteli line. […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Introduces Kentucky Fire Cured Yard Bird as Event Only Cigar
William Cooper Cigar News, Cigar of the Year 1 Comment 2015 Preview, Drew Estate, Kentucky Fire Cured, MUWAT, News
Drew Estate has introduced a new size in its Kentucky Fire Cured line that will become an event only offering. Today the company announced the Kentucky Fire Cured Yard Bird will be a 5 x 50 torpedo offering based on the Kentucky Fire Cured blend. The cigar made its debut at the second annual Drew […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 4, Number 11: The Acquisitions: One Year Later
William Cooper Blog, Editor's Corner Drew Estate, Editor's Corner, General, Leccia Tobacco, Swisher International, Toraño
Last September and October, the cigar world was rocked by three cigar companies being acquired. First up, on September 11th, General Cigar Company announced it was acquiring the brands of Torano Family Cigars. Leccia Tobacco was a company distributed by Torano and soon many wondered of the fate of this company. Less than a week later, on […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Planning Shady Southpaw for 2016
William Cooper Cigar News No Comments 2016 Preview, Drew Estate, News
Drew Estate is planning a new cigar called Shady Southpaw. The cigar is another collaboration between Drew Estate and Shady Records. It follows up the Undercrown Shady XV, which was released in November 2014. While the Shady XV, was a regional limited release of 500 bundles to the Detroit, Michigan area, the new Shady Southpaw […]