At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate Tobacco company will introduce a line extension to its Herrera Esteli Norteno line. The Herrera Esteli Norteno Edicion Limitada Churchill will introduce a limited edition 7 x 48 Churchill “Parejo Prensado” into the line. The new Churchill becomes the seventh vitola in the line and first line extension since Norteno made […]
Drew Estate has announced a new cigar under its Undercrown brand. The cigar introduces a Connecticut Shade offering in its premium cigar portfolio. The Drew Estate Undercrown will be unveiled at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas. The cigar was blended by Drew Estate Master Blender Willy Herrera and marks his first release […]
The Pope of Greenwich Village by Drew Estate The Pope of Greenwich Village is the tenth installment of Smoke Inn’s Microblend Series. The Smoke Inn Microblend Series concept involves the South Florida retailer teaming up with some of the biggest names in the cigar industry to produce a small batch limited run exclusive to its […]
In a move to no doubt bolster their presence in the Asian Market, Swisher Internatonal and Drew Estate Tobacco Company have named Asia Marketing Services (AMS) as an Independent Sales Representative for the Asian domestic and duty-free market. AMS is a company based in Taipei, Taiwan and is headed up by Hans Rijfkogel. The […]
Drew Estate Tobacco Company has announced they have entered into a agreement to produce “Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve” premium handmade cigar. The agreement is described as a partnership between Drew Estate and Pappy & Company. Pappy & Company is the family-owned merchandise division of Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery – the producers of Pappy […]
This past week, one of the biggest stories in recent cigar industry history took place as Swisher International announced they had entered into an agreement to acquire Drew Estate Tobacco Company. Last month, shockwaves rode through the cigar industry as General Cigar Company acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars and Leccia Tobacco. As big as […]
Steve Saka (Cigar Coop Photo) Former Drew Estate CEO and President Steve Saka took to his Facebook page this evening to address his thoughts on Swisher’s acquisition of Drew Estate Tobacco company. Saka, who retired from Drew Estate 15 months ago did say his departure did not have anything to do with a pending deal […]
While Swisher International is the largest manufacturer of cigars worldwide, they are a company that the online cigar media has not focused on. This is because much of the cigar media focuses around handmade premium cigars. In light of the acquisition of Drew Estate Tobacco Company by Swisher International, we take a closer look at […]
Swisher International and Drew Estate Tobacco Company have announced they have entered into an agreement in which Swisher International will acquire Drew Estate Tobacco company. The announcement was made via a press release and confirms what has been weeks of speculation that such a transaction would occur. According to the press release, the transaction will […]
