When I was in Las Vegas for the PCA 2024, I made this Drew Estate Cigars booth tour video and took some photos.

When I was in Las Vegas for the PCA 2024, I spoke with Thomas Gryson and Ricardo Carioni about The Cigar Academy. The Cigar Academy is an educational program crafted and certified by cigar makers. It delivers a formal program and certification directly from legendary cigar makers, specially crafted for cigar aficionados and professionals around … Read more

When I was in Las Vegas for the PCA 2024, I made this Oliva Cigars booth tour video and took some photos.    

Drew Estate announces the addition of two new sizes to its Liga Privada Seleccion de Mercado expression, broadening this exclusive international collection for aficionados around the world. Joining the original Toro (6 x 52) size are the Robusto (5 x 54) and Corona Doble (7 x 54). While the new Selección de Mercado Robusto and … Read more

A piano album accompanies the Serie V Melanio Gran Toro Limited Edition 2024 experience. For its 2024 Limited Edition, quality cigar maker Oliva found a rather unusual but extremely talented partner. Piano virtuoso Paul Montag composed a music piece while enjoying the sensational Serie V Melanio Gran Toro. The remarkable one-take 45 minute record is … Read more

Drew Estate introduces the Liga Privada Unico Serie Bakkwa, a cigar crafted to honor Lunar New Year traditions, exclusively available through CoH Cigars in Hong Kong. This full-bodied Churchill-sized cigar features a Connecticut Stalk Cut wrapper, delivering a robust, complex flavor profile, designed to echo the festive Lunar New Year spirit. Inspired by the Chinese … Read more

Drew Estate Unveils Exquisite ‘Year of the Dragon’ Cigar. CoH Cigars of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Drew Estate, proudly announces the launch of the ‘Liga Privada Unico Serie Year of the Dragon’, an exceptional offering in the premium cigar market. This exclusive release for CoH Cigars is scheduled to coincide with the revered cultural … Read more

Here’s a short video from a local market in Taipei about the Top 25 New Cigars 2023 in Cigar Journal. No. 10 – Aliados Original Toro (made by Oliva Cigars) Right off the bat, this Toro develops aromas of cookies with cinnamon and anise aromas. It then becomes nutty and sweet (honey, dried fruit, and … Read more

From Cigar Aficionado: A beautifully box-pressed torpedo with a lush draw and textbook combustion. It’s warm and sweet from first puff to last, delivering a dense smoke that calls to mind shaved coconut, sweet woods like maple and hickory, sea salt and dried fruit. Complex and delicious. Country: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Wrapper: Mexico

Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rabbit, made by Drew Estate, was selected as No. 3 in the 2023 Top 25 of Cigar Journal.