Drew Estate today showed off a new variety of Tubos and packaging related to them aimed at point of purchase sales. The lines getting new tubos/displays are: ACID Kuba Deluxe, Undercrown Maduro, Undercrown Shade, Undercrown Sun Grown, Tabak Especial Dulce, Tabak Especial Negra, as well as Kentucky Fire Cured and Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets. The new Drew Estate Tubos will be shown off at the Drew Estate booth at IPCPR.
Today, Drew Estate announced Five Limited Edition Gift Sets and Boxes. The three gift sets are Undercrown Maduro, Undercrown Shade, and Tabak Especial Negra, and the two limited boxes for Kentucky Fire Cured Swamp Thang and Kentucky Fire Cured Sweets. The Drew Estate Gift Sets and limited boxes will be shown off at Drew Estate’s Booth at the IPCPR Convention and Tradeshow.
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·Crowned Heads will release La Coalición at IPCPR this year, a collaboration with Drew Estate. The companies have collaborated previously on All Out Kings.
Drew Estate will show off a new vitola of ACID cigars at the 2019 TAA Trade show March 17-21st in Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic. This release is part of the 20th anniversary of ACID. The Plus joins Extra Ordinary Larry (6 x 60), Roam (7 x 48), C-notes (3.75 x 20 small cigars), Krush Morado (4 x 32), Croqueta (2.5 x 50) in the Purple line.
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·"This was a thoroughly enjoyable smoke that I could recommend to anyone that enjoys medium bodied and flavorful cigars. The flavor profile of light brown sugar, spices, and figs were very enjoyable as they each took turns highlighting themselves. Definitely a box where the smoke that I would buy multiples of!" -John A. (Bostoneo)
Drew Estate announced today that its ACID Mega and Blond lines will be distributed in Germany. Royal AGIO will handle the distribution starting today. ACID Mega is a Kuba Kuba under a different name for international markets. It comes in a 5 x 54 robusto vitola that uses a Sumatra wrapper with binder and filler from Nicaragua and sells for 7,90€ /cigar. ACID Blonde is a 4 x 38 that uses a Connecticut wrapper with NIcaraguan binder and fillers and sells for 4,50€/cigar. Both lines ship in July.
Drew Estate today announced the shipment of their seasonal Flying Pig vitola. The lines receiving shipments are Liga Privada No. 9 and T52, Undercrown Maduro, Shade and Sun Grown, and Kentucky Fire Cured. The Flying Pig vitola is a very popular vitola made famous by Drew Estate featuring a 100mm x 60 ring gauge and signature pigtail cap. The shape is based on a photograph of an 1895 cigar salesman’s size selection case. It is a very difficult shape to make and is limited to only the most skilled buncheros and rolleras at the factory.
Today, Drew Estate announced that the Director of Subculture Studios, Jessi Flores, would be leaving to pursue new business ventures. Jessi has been with the company since 1999, and was the company's second employee, after Jonathan Drew. He was responsible for the grown of Subculture Studios, receiving awards and recognition.
The line extensions for Drew Estate Liga Privada 9 and T52 that were announced at the 2018 IPCPR trade show have now shipped to Drew Diplomat Retailers. The Corona Viva, Short Panatela, and Petit corona will become core sizes of the No. 9 and T52 facings, featuring the Liga Connecticut River Valley Broadleaf (No. 9) and Stalk Cut Habano (T52) wrapper, over plantation grown Brazilian Mata Fina binders, and Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. Each of the three new sizes will be presented in 24-count boxes.