At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate will launch a maduro version of its popular Acid Blondie cigar. The Acid Blondie Maduro will appeal to those cigar enthusiasts that desire a bolder and earthier smoke from the Blondie blend. The Acid Blondie Maduro will replace the Connecticut Shade wrapper found on the Blondie with […]
A the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate’s MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured line will add three sizes. This will bring the total number of frontmarks in the series to seven. The line seems to be looking at extremes. Two of the sizes target thin ring gauges. Delfinas introduces a 6 x 26 vitola while Kyotos […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate will launch their tenth frontmark in its My Uzi Weighs a Ton (MUWAT). The MUWAT Night Crawler will bring in the addition of a 4 1/2 x 50 sized vitola. The blends of the MUWAT line are known to differ from vitola to vitola. The MUWAT Night […]
MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Flying Pig (Photo Credit Oxmoor Smoke Shoppe Facebook Page) Oxmoor Smoke Shoppe in Louisville Kentucky has announced on their Facebook page that they will be taking pre-orders for the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured Flying Pig. This had been a long rumored line extension to the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured line, but […]
Herrera Esteli Lancero – Edicion Limitada 2014 The Herrera Esteli Lancero – Edicion Limitada 2014 is the sixth frontmark to be released Drew Estate’s Herrera Esteli line. It is also the first limited edition frontmark in the line. The cigar was initially announced in December and has recently made its way to brick and mortar […]
The Undercrown Flying Pig is heading to an event Oxmoor Smoke Shop in Louisville Kentucky on June 18th, 2014. Drew Estate Chairman Jonathan Drew posted a photograph of some unwrapped bunched Undercrown Flying Pigs on his Facebook page. Drew also commented on the photo, “I’m amped up to bring some of the pre release UCFP […]
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 […]
