In a move to no doubt bolster their presence in the Asian Market, Swisher Internatonal and Drew Estate Tobacco Company have named Asia Marketing Services (AMS) as an Independent Sales Representative for the Asian domestic and duty-free market. AMS is a company based in Taipei, Taiwan and is headed up by Hans Rijfkogel. The […]
Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented Cigar (Photo Credit: Drew Estate Tobacco Company) A little over five months ago, Drew Estate announced a partnership with Pappy & Company to produce a small batch cigar to be sold exclusively by Pappy & Co. The cigar was designed to be “the perfect choice for pairing with any of […]
Drew Estate Tobacco Company has announced its Liga Privada Unico Serie Papas Fritas will now be offered in new 50 count boxes. The news boxes will replace the 4 count tin / 28 count boxes that the Papas Fritas line has been offered on. The new packaging has resulted in a price decrease from $6.40 SRP […]
As we reported back in December, Drew Estate would be teaming up with South Florida retailer SmokeInn to produce its 10th installment of its MicroBlend Series. The project is being called “The Pope of Greenwich Village”. The cigar, which will be an exclusive to Smoke Inn will soft-launch tonight at an event dinner on the […]
Drew Estate is slated to become the next manufacturer to collaborate with Smoke Inn on their small batch shop exclusive Microblend Series. The cigar is titled “The Pope of Greenwich Village” and will be the tenth installment of the Smoke Inn series. The cigar will have an initial soft-launch at a VIP dinner on the eve […]
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 […]