Drew Estate has announced that Willy Herrera’s second blend in his signature line, the Norteno by Willy Herrera will have production shifted back to the Drew Estate factory. The announcement came on the same day that Herrera was promoted to the company’s Master Blender. When news of the Norteno was announced, it was also announced the line […]
Following the departure of Nicholas Melillo, Drew Estate officially named Willy Herrera the company’s Master Blender. The move had not been unexpected. In fact, on a April 5th appearance on Kiss My Ash Radio, Herrera mentioned how his responsibilities were moving beyond his Herrera Esteli line. Herrera joined Drew Estate in 2011. He came from […]
Nicholas Melillo who served as a master blender and Executive Vice President of International Operations has announced he is leaving Drew Estate Tobacco Company. Melillo announced he is now operating under his own company Melillo International. As far as future plans with Melillo International. The company said in a press release, “Melillo has no formal plans but is […]
Last year, Drew Estate made a move into the world of pipe tobacco with the announcement of the Drew Estate Classics line. Drew Estate is now extending their footprint in this segment of the tobacco industry by entering into an agreement to distribute Tsuge Pipes. The details of the press release are below: Drew Estate […]
As we noted back in December, Drew Estate will be adding a limited edition lancero to its Herrera Esteli line. The cigars appear to now be heading to retailers shortly. According to Drew Estate, there will only be 2,000 boxes of 15 cigars allocated – for a total production of 30,000 cigars. The cigars will […]
Undercrown Dogma by Drew Estate The Undercrown Dogma is a soon to be released limited production line extension by Drew Estate as a part of its Undercrown brand. The cigar was created to be a tribute to the Cigar Dojo online community and it will be sold exclusively through Smoke Inn. The Undercrown Dogma adds […]
Drew Estate has announced a new limited production run of a line extension to the Undercrown line. The Undercrown Dogma will add the first box-press vitola to the line. It will measure 6 x 56 and be based on the Undercrown Corona ¡Viva!. The cigar was created to be a tribute to the Cigar Dojo […]
The long awaited maduro cigar for Drew Estate’s Herrera Esteli line The cigar will be called the Herrera Esteli Norteno and is targeted for a “late Spring” release. The announcement of this release was reported first by the 3/4/14 Cigar Insider, and then in a 3/5/14 report by Cigar Aficionado. According to the report, the […]
Royal Agio Cigars and Drew Estate Tobacco Company has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement. Beginning April 1st, 2014 Drew Estate will exclusively market, sell, and distribute all Royal Agio products in the United States. Information on this announcement was made via a press release. Based in Duizel Netherlands, Royal Agio Cigars is known for the […]
David Mallow, owner of Barrister Cigars in Union, NJ, today announced the 3rd edition of the New Jersey Cigar Festival scheduled for Sunday, May 4th, 2014 from 11am through 4pm at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ According to a press release, there will be festival exclusive cigars handed out to attendees. Last […]
