Drew Estate Tobacco has announced a new limited edition line extension to its Undercrown line. The Undercrown Shady XV is being done in partnership with New York and Detroit-based Record Company Shady Records. The cigar will commemorate the record company’s 15 anniversary and will be a limited production cigar mad available to 10 brick and […]
Drew Estate has announced that the Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla will be returning for a limited run for the holiday season. The company has said it will be made available to those retailers who participate in the Drew Estate Drew Diplomat Program. The Liga Privada Único Serie Ratzilla is one of the most limited […]
Drew Estate Tobacco Company has announced they have entered into a agreement to produce “Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve” premium handmade cigar. The agreement is described as a partnership between Drew Estate and Pappy & Company. Pappy & Company is the family-owned merchandise division of Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery – the producers of Pappy […]
This past week, one of the biggest stories in recent cigar industry history took place as Swisher International announced they had entered into an agreement to acquire Drew Estate Tobacco Company. Last month, shockwaves rode through the cigar industry as General Cigar Company acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars and Leccia Tobacco. As big as […]
Steve Saka (Cigar Coop Photo) Former Drew Estate CEO and President Steve Saka took to his Facebook page this evening to address his thoughts on Swisher’s acquisition of Drew Estate Tobacco company. Saka, who retired from Drew Estate 15 months ago did say his departure did not have anything to do with a pending deal […]
While Swisher International is the largest manufacturer of cigars worldwide, they are a company that the online cigar media has not focused on. This is because much of the cigar media focuses around handmade premium cigars. In light of the acquisition of Drew Estate Tobacco Company by Swisher International, we take a closer look at […]
Swisher International and Drew Estate Tobacco Company have announced they have entered into an agreement in which Swisher International will acquire Drew Estate Tobacco company. The announcement was made via a press release and confirms what has been weeks of speculation that such a transaction would occur. According to the press release, the transaction will […]
Undercrown Flying Pig by Drew Estate The Undercrown Flying Pig is a cigar that has been awaited by many Drew Estate cigar enthusiasts for quite some time. This cigar brings Drew Estate’s signature short, fat perfecto format to the Undercrown line. It was back in 2009, when Drew Estate’s first Flying Pig vitola, the Liga […]
Drew Estate Tobacco Company has announced a new line of cigars allied Tienda Exclusiva by Willy Herrera. The name Tienda Exclusiva translates to “Store Exclusive” and that is what this line is intended to be. Blended by Drew Estate Master Blender Willy Herrera, this is a small batch production series that will be released to […]
On the eve of the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate has officially announced the launch of the Herrera Esteli Norteno. This is the long awaited sophomore effort by Drew Estate master blender Willy Herrera. The Norteno was originally announced earlier this year. It is a box-pressed maduro offering. While the blend has remained the same, there […]
