Royal Gold Cigars, the division of Swisher International that will focus on premium hand-made cigars will launch a Cameroon wrapper offering called Nirvana Cameroon Selection. This cigar will be manufactured by Drew Estate and is being targeted for an October launch. Information of this release was first announced on the 6/22/13 Cigar Dave Show. According […]
Feature Story: Broadleaf Tobacco from a Historical Perspective
Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka (Left), Executive VP Nicholas Melillo (Right) When it comes to Broadleaf tobacco, there is a prevailing feeling that Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco is the finest in the world. There is no doubt that Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka and the team from Drew Estate believe this. Recently, we were in Esteli, […]
Cigar Preview: 2013 BOTL Cigar by Drew Estate
Drew Estate will once again be making a cigar for the BOTL.org (Brothers of the Leaf Forum). The cigar will be an ultra-limited production and will be sold exclusively through online retailer Podman Cigars. Information of this release was published on the BOTL Forum. The 2013 BOTL™ Cigar by Drew Estate will be based on […]
Feature Story: A Discussion on Fire Curing of Tobacco
Tobacco leaves prior to curing (Cigar Coop Photo) Recently, the announcements of the MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured and Leccia Tobacco Black have put a new phrase into many cigar enthusiasts’ lexicon – fire curing. Both of these releases will make use of tobacco that undergoes this process. While fire cured tobacco is not something new, […]
Feature Story: Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka Talks Nica Rustica
Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka(Cigar Coop Photo) Nica Rustica is a new line that is currently being planned by Drew Estate. In the 3/2/13 edition of our Cigar Week Wrap, we noted an interview Drew Estate CEO Steve Saka did in which he discussed the project. Recently, we caught up with Saka at the […]
Editor’s Corner Volume 2, Number 5: April Fools Day 2013 in the Cigar Industry
Each and every year, one thing that has become an informal tradition in the cigar industry is a bunch of April Fool’s posts. I’ve seen ones from a 500 ring gauge cigar to other announcements about bogus acquisitions of one cigar company to another. One one hand it allows the cigar industry to let loose […]
Press Release: Drew Estate Unveils “Kentucky Fire Cured” line extension to My Uzi Weighs a Ton brand of cigar
MUWAT Kentucky Fire Cured (Photo provided by Drew Estate Inc.) Miami, FL – Drew Estate Inc. announced today the impending release of Kentucky Fire Cured Cigars, an extension to the MUWAT brand also to be produced at the Joya de Nicaragua factory. In development for over 2.5 years, this extension to the MUWAT line of […]
News: Operation Smokescreen is a Motion Picture focusing around Cigar Industry Stars
Update 4/15/13: The following was one of the ultimate April Fool’s Pranks by the Cigar Industry. Even a bogus press release was made on this one. Turns out this campaign was a “smokescreen” for the launch of a new magazine. Many were fooled, many were not. We were one of the ones who got […]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark
Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark The Liga Privada Unico Serie UF-13 Dark is the latest in Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie line to be released. According to a spec sheet provided by Drew Estate, the UF-13 Dark is “is the result of nearly three years of additional blend experimentation and is ultimately an […]
Assessment Update: My Uzi Weighs a Ton Digital Son 6 (MUWAT DS-6)
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) A re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide a rating […]
