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
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
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
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 […]
Cigar Review: Balmoral Añejo XO Rothschild Masivo by Royal Agio Cigars
The Balmoral Anejo XO is a line of cigars made by Royal Agio Cigars. Royal Agio Cigars is a company based in Duizel Netherlands. Last year the company made news when it announced that Drew Estate would handle its U.S. distribution. Just prior to the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, the Balmoral Anejo XO was announced. […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate to Release Six Box-Pressed Cigar as Lounge Exclusives for Corona Cigar Company
When it was announced over 18 months ago that Drew Estate would be sponsoring a lounge at Corona Cigar Company, part of the package was going to include exclusive cigars that would only be available at the lounge. Today the company formally announced that it will be providing six exclusive cigar based on six different brands […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Fightin’ 69th to be Exclusive to Alliance Cigar
Drew Estate has announced an exclusive size of its MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Line for Alliance Cigar. The MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Fightin’ 69th is slated to eighth vitola made in Drew Estate’s Fire Cured line. The cigar will be distributed exclusively through Alliance Cigar where it will be available for retailers to order. In […]
Feature Story: Cigar Conversation with Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate
On the eve of the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, we caught up with Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate, who joined us as a special guest as a part of the celebration for Episode 150 of Stogie Geeks. In this in-depth cigar conversation, we hit a variety of topics in regards to Drew Estate. Drew provided his insights […]
Feature Story: Drew Estate Booth at the 2015 IPCPR was Business as Usual
When Swisher International acquired Drew Estate Tobacco Company last Fall, one big question would be whether the culture of Drew Estate would change. The 2015 IPCPR Trade Show was the first major public expo for Drew Estate now as a subsidiary of Swisher. Many wondered if the vibe of the booth would be the same. After […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Makes Liga Privada Unico Serie Ratzilla Available to Drew Diplomat Retailers
After two small batch releases, the Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla is coming back for another run. Today the company announced that that the highly sought after cigar is coming back for what has been described as its largest production run to date. The cigar will be made available to the company’s Drew Diplomat (Preferred) […]