Drew Estate released details today of it's 2020 Barn Smoker event schedule. This year, locations will include events in Florida, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Kentucky and Louisiana. The Drew Estate Barn Smoker shows of the American Tobacco Experience, educating consumers on growing and processing tobacco, and manufacturing premium cigars. It also serves to raise awareness for Cigars for Warriors, a 501(c)(3) charity, whose sole focus is to support the American military .Tickets are available for purchase at www.barnsmoker.com and you can learn more about Barn Smokers via Instagram.com/debarnsmoker and facebook.com/barnsmoker
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"Any experienced cigar smokers should be on the lookout for this cigar. For me, this was a fine specimen in appearance, and was a supreme way to spend 90 minutes of my busy life. I could gladly make this a regular part of my smoking rotation." -Jason H. (Jokey Smurf)
Drew Estate announced today, a new size for their Undercrown Maduro and Shade blends, a 4 x 44 Corona Pequena. The new size will be shown off at TPE 2020.
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·Every year we put together a list of our Top 25 Cigars of the Year. Our list is a bit different from some other lists, it is not simply a rehashing of our top scores from the year, or one person's opinion. We gave each of our panelists 10 votes to cast how they please for what they enjoyed the most in 2019. The order of their votes matter, so their #1 pick is worth twice as much as #10. The cigars do not have to have been reviewed by Blind Man's Puff, but the panelist must have smoked it.
After Suspending Cigar Safari in 2018 because of political unrest, the Drew Estate is new resuming the trips in 2020, but limited to 5 trips. Full schedule will resume in 2021.
"Other then the occasional cardboard taste that would pop in it was a great smoke. An interesting profile that had several profile changes kept me engaged till the end. I would smoke it again and hope that the paper flavor wasn't present." -Alan (Eulogy)
Drew Estate launched the Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rat back in 2016 as a cigar lounge exclusive. Now, the company is expanding that cigar to Drew Diplomat Events to coincide with the Chinese New Year and it will be shown at TPE 2020.
For the second year in a row, Crowned Heads is partnering with Drew Estate for their annual "Paniolo Especiale" Limited Edition cigar. This is an exclusive to the state of Hawaii. Paniolo Especiale 2020 is rolled at La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate in Esteli, Nicaragua and is a corona gorda measuring 5 3/4 x 46. The blend is similar to last years using a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Mexican San Andres binder, and filers from Nicaragua, and Dominican Republic, but this year features tobacco from Brazil. The Paniolo Especiale 2020 comes in boxes of 10 and have the same price of $9.80. Production is smaller this year at 5,000 cigars compared to 4,000 in 2019.
Drew Estate has announced that it is shipping 10 of its humidified 5-packs including: ACID Kuba Kuba, ACID Kuba Maduro, ACID Toast, ACID Cold Infusion ACID Blondie, Undercrown Maduro and Shade, Tabak Especial Dulce and Negra, and La Vieja Habana Cuban Corojo.
The Drew Estate and Crowned Heads collaboration known as“La Coalicion” was first shown off at IPCPR 2019. It is now shipping nationwide. La Coalicion is rolled at La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate and sold by Crowned Heads. It comes in four sizes: Corona Gorda (5” x 46) MSRP $219.00/box of 20, Gordito (5 1/2” x 50) MSRP $245.00/box of 20, Siglo (6” x 52) MSRP $270.00/box of 20, Sublime (6 1/2” x 54) MSRP $299.00/box of 20