This week on The Cigar Authority, broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… We dive deep into the Swisher cigar story and its acquisition of Drew Estates Cigars. We look at the his of the past, examine the present and speculate on the future. In the first hour we light up Herrera Habano Toro Especial while in the second hour we smoke the Undercrown 10th Anniversary Toro. Join us for all of this and […]
Drew Estate announces today the launch of the limited edition Undercrown Shade SUPREMA to Drew Diplomat retailers nationwide. Undercrown Shade SUPREMA will be displayed in Drew Estate’s Booth at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow, held June 29-July 2, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Limited Edition Undercrown Shade SUPREMA is a 6 x 50-54 perfecto wrapped in a creamy Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade leaf, with rich Sumatran binder and filler leaves of Dominican Criollo 98, Nicaraguan […]
Drew Estate announced today the seasonal release of their Flying Pig vitola, including Liga Privada No. 9 and T52, Undercrown Maduro, Shade and Sun Grown, as well as Kentucky Fire Cured. The Flying Pig is one of the most desired vitolas in the company’s portfolio, presented in a 100mm x 60 ring gauge vitola, and is a favorite amongst cigar enthusiasts worldwide. The shape is based on a photograph of an 1895 cigar salesman’s size […]
The last day of the trade show we ran into a little bit of technical difficulties with the internet. As a result we have a couple of bonus videos today that we are dubbing the Lost Tapes. Just like every great rock band has a release of lost tapes, bonus sessions, demos, etc, so does The Cigar Authority. The last day of the 2017 IPCPR we stopped by at the Drew Estate booth where we […]
Drew Estate announces today the newest extension to the prized Undercrown Brand, the Undercrown Sun Grown. The new Sun Grown is the third Undercrown expression, complimenting Undercrown Maduro and Undercrown Shade. The Undercrown Sun Grown will be displayed in Drew Estate’s booth (Booth #2608) at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow, held July 10 – 14, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new Sun Grown features an Ecuadorian Sumatra seed, Sun Grown wrapper. The binder is […]
In 2015 Master Blender Willy Herrera released his first blend for Drew Estate that did not fall under his namesake brand name. To create the Undercrown Shade, Herrera worked closely with the Undercrown roller team that blended the original Undercrown line. The original Undercrown line was developed by rollers who could not smoke the Liga Privada line due to supply issues. Instead, they worked together to create that line that uses similar tobaccos to Liga, […]
It’s another Manic Monday at The Cigar Authority and I’m just getting to sit down and light up my first cigar of the day. Today’s cigar is the Undercrown by Drew Estate. The cigar which was originally released in 2009 was followed up with the Undercrown Shade in 2015. It’s birth happened when Drew Estate rollers were smoking too any Liga Privada cigars. If you’re looking for something a little rare at the time of […]
In Spanish, Mi Querida translates to My Mistress. For many of us, cigars are the other woman. Let’s face it, sometimes we sneak out for a cigar or stop by the local lounge telling our wives we are working late. All because of our love for premium cigars aka the other woman. Mi Querida wasn’t the original name for this cigar either as Steve Saka originally had plans to release the project as Todos Las Dias. However, a […]
Yesterday we reviewed one of two highly anticipated Connecticut shade wrappers to be released at the IPCPR. Today we take a look at the Drew Estate Undercrown Shade. According to the press release, ““Undercrown Shade” marks the first release blended by Drew Estate Master Blender Willy Herrera not to fall under the Herrera Estelí brand family. Herrera’s continued involvement in blending and brand development within Drew Estate is evident with this new blend, as Herrera […]
Drew Estate Unveils “Undercrown Shade” Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced today that they would be launching a new line extension to their Undercrown line – “Undercrown Shade”, a Connecticut Shade- wrapped cigar brand that will join the original San Andres-wrapped line. The new “Undercrown Shade” brand will be displayed in Drew Estate’s booth (Booth #15407) at the 2015 IPCPR Tradeshow in New Orleans, Louisiana. “Undercrown Shade” marks the first release blended by Drew Estate […]