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New World
Grown and blended outside Cuba — Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Ecuador and beyond. New World makers have redefined premium cigar-making with bold innovation and diverse microclimates.
Leaf Composition
Growing Region — Estelí
Bold, peppery ligero; the engine-room of Nicaraguan premium production
The heart of Nicaraguan premium cigar production. Produces bold, peppery ligero that forms the strength backbone of most major Nicaraguan blends. Home to more major cigar factories than any other single city outside Havana: AJ Fernandez, My Father, Drew Estate, Padrón, Rocky Patel, Foundation, and Warfighter's Tabacalera Carreras.
Flavour Profile
producer baselineThe Brand
Founded 1996 by Jonathan Drew and Marvin Samel. Creator of ACID infused cigars (1999). Liga Privada — the prestige line — blended by Willy Herrera.
Acquired by Swisher International
Swisher International acquires Drew Estate for a reported $100 million. Jonathan Drew remains as creative director. Liga Privada, ACID, and other lines continue with the same teams and tobaccos.
ACID launches — infused category created
Jonathan Drew introduces ACID cigars, infused with 150+ essential oils and botanicals. The line becomes one of the most divisive and successful in the industry — converting millions of non-cigar-smokers and infuriating traditionalists. ACID proves that the cigar industry can have a counterculture.
Founded in New York by Jonathan Drew and Marvin Samel
Jonathan Drew and Marvin Samel start Drew Estate with an unconventional vision — cigars for people who don't think they like cigars. Beginning in New York, production soon moves to Nicaragua.
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