In 2020, a theme of many companies is that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted them, but in the end the have been able to have solid sales. For Southern Draw Cigars, perhaps they have been the most transparent of any company during this most unusual year. Southern Draw has admitted it has been a […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw Cancels In-Person Events for 2020, Plans Virtual Series for Retailers
Southern Draw Cigars has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is cancelling its participation in all in-person events for 2020. Southern Draw Cigars has said it has plans to launch several new products and collaborations in the second half of 2020. The company also says it plans to support its retail partners […]
Cigar Review: Southern Draw Rose of Sharon Desert Rose (Belicoso Fino)
If you followed our 2019 IPCPR Trade Show coverage, once of the most active of the smaller cigar companies in terms of delivering new product was Southern Draw Cigars. In the five years Southern Draw has been in business, it has built a solid portfolio of cigars. The 2019 cigar releases by Southern Draw followed […]
Cigar Review: Southern Draw Kudzu Lustrum Belicoso Fino
In 2019, Southern Draw Cigars celebrated its fifth anniversary. As is the case with many cigar brands when they hit a significant milestone, they release a special cigar to commemorate the occasion. In the case of Southern Draw Cigars, the company decided to go back to one of its original lines and create an offshoot […]
Cigar Review: Southern Draw Jacobs Ladder Brimstone
Over the past few years, Southern Draw Cigars has carefully been expanding the number of brands in its portfolio. The company has certainly worked hard to offer a wide range of cigars to satisfy a wide range of cigar enthusiasts. That would continue into 2019, but the company would take a different route on […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw Cigars Says No Price Increase for 2020
With Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2020, the industry’s first major trade show of the year less than two weeks away, Southern Draw Cigars announced it is not planning to increase prices for 2020. In a press release, Sharon Holt of Southern Draw Cigars explained, “We wish to avoid spending too much time on price […]
Cigar News: Southern Draw to Launch Cedrus Lancero at TPE 2020
A lancero size has been a staple of many Southern Draw Cigar lines and it’s now coming to Southern Draw’s Cedrus line. At TPE 2020, the company will formally unveil the Southern Draw Cedrus Lancero – the fifth vitola to be featured in the line. The Cedrus Lancero features an Indonesian Besuki wrapper over a […]
Prime Time Awards 2019: Small/Medium Company of the Year – Southern Draw Cigars
The Prime Time Awards are voted on by each of the three members of the Prime Time Podcasts. The awards look at the impact on the cigar industry. Today, we unveil our choice for 2019 Small/Medium Company of the Year. This award factors things such as innovation, continued quality, and impact to the industry. […]
2019 Cigar of the Year Countdown #17: Southern Draw IGNITE Corojo No. 4 Rothschild
“I really liked the direction that Southern Draw took for the 2019 IGNITE Series – namely going with different blends from the core portfolio… it is one that certainly delivers in terms of overall performance.” Wrapper: Honduran Corojo Binder: Nicaraguan and Honduran Filler: Nicaraguan and Honduran Country of Origin: Nicaragua Factory: Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Rothschild: […]
Cigar Review: 300 Hands Connecticut Petit Edmundo by Southern Draw Cigars
One of the busiest companies at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show was Southern Draw Cigars. For the most part, Southern Draw focused on brand extensions (additional blends for existing brands, and line extensions (new vitolas for existing blends). One of the new brand extensions came to Southern Draw’s 300 Hands brand in the form of […]