Over the past few weeks, we have seen both the CAA and PCA open up portals to submit comments to the FDA on their proposed ban on flavored cigars. Now Swisher, one of the largest makers of flavored cigars has opened a portal of its own. Swisher is also the parent company of Drew Estate. […]
Agile Cigar Review: Undercrown 10 Robusto by Drew Estate
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Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only primarily used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or in some cases giving a score for the first time. It might […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Brings Back Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Rat for 2022
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On the May 12, 2022 edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live, it was announced that Drew Estate’s Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Rat is returning for a limited production run for Drew Diplomat retailers. Year of the Rat was originally launched in 2016 where it was a lounge exclusive at a Drew […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Adds Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo Phineas Gage
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On the May 12, 2022 edition of Drew Estate’s Freestyle Live show, the company announced a new 7 x 40 lancero-size line extension to its Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo known as Phineas Gage. Phineas Gage will be an event-only cigar for Drew Diplomat retailers. The cigar features the Connecticut Corojo H99 hybrid wrapper that […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Announces Nica Rustica Adobe
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A few weeks ago, Drew Estate announced it would soon be announcing a cigar. The cigar was soft-launched as an unbanded “mystery” cigar as a part of its latest Freestyle Live release. That cigar has turned out to be the Nica Rustica Adobe. The Nica Rustica brand is Drew Estate’s homage and tribute to Estelí, […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Brings Back Limited Edition Herrera Estelí Lanceros for 2022
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Drew Estate announced the return of two limited edition lanceros under the Herrera Estelí line, the Herrera Estelí Habano Lancero, and the Herrera Estelí Connecticut Broadleaf Lancero for 2022. Both cigars will be exclusive to Drew Diplomat retailers and are scheduled to ship in July. The Herrera Estelí Habano Lancero made its debut in 2014, and […]
Cigar Review: Liga Privada H99 Connecticut Corojo Toro by Drew Estate
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In 2018, Drew Estate celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the Liga Privada brand. Liga Privada is Drew Estate’s most premium traditional cigar brand, and it played a major role in Drew Estate transitioning to traditional cigar making. Liga Privada is a line that has ties to the State of Connecticut in that both the Liga […]
Cigar News: Drew Estate Responds to FDA’s Proposed Flavored Ban
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Today, Drew Estate issued the following statement in response to FDA’s announcement of a proposed ban on flavored cigars:
The Blog: KMA Talk Radio Episode 454 – Willy Herrera, Drew Estate
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Each week, I have the opportunity to produce the news segment for KMA Talk Radio. On the Cigar Coop “blog,” we post replays of the shows the week following the date the show is aired. On April 2, 2022, Willy Herrera, Master Blender of Drew Estate was the special guest. Catch the full show below […]
The Smoking Syndicate: Drew Estate FSG 20 Acre Farm Robusto
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In December of 2021, Drew Estate announced a new cigar to their lineup called the 20 Acre Farm. This cigar had a unique launch in which the cigar was sent out in kits, unbanded, to be smoked during a live introduction event put on by Drew Estate called the Freestyle Live! The name of the […]