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by Craig Vanderslice | January 24, 2020 · 6:19 pm

News: Drew Estate Launches Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rat to Celebrate Chinese New Year

OK, one more! Two Drew Estate posts in one day. This completes the Rat trifecta, I guess, you can add this to your Dirty Rats and Ratzillas. Nice looking presentation reminiscent of a Bolivar Gold Medal. I’ll let you know if I come across one.

Drew Estate Launches Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rat to Celebrate Chinese New Year

Drew Estate announces today the launch of the Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rat for upcoming Drew Diplomat events to coincide with the Chinese New Year. The Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rat will be showcased at the upcoming TPE trade show held in Las Vegas, NV on January 29th-31st.

The Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rat ciga

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rs are presented in a 5 ½” x 46 vitola featuring the iconic fan tail featured on many Unico Serie cigars. The cigar is highlighted by a lush Connecticut Broadleaf capa with a flavorful Brazilian binder and rich Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers. Each Year of the Rat is wrapped in gold foil packaged in a beautifully embossed, blue Liga Privada Unico box.

This cigar will only be available for purchase at Drew Diplomat Retail events starting in April. Each store hosting a Drew Diplomat event will be able to purchase up to four boxes that will be made available for sale to consumers.

From the Wynwood Safehouse, Jonathan Drew Founder and President of Drew Estate exclaims, “This one is for all you Dirty Rats out there …! You hunters, hoarders and enjoyers of everything Liga Privada. For the last few years, the only way to snag this stick was during one of my personal DE events. Now, however, I feel is the right time to broaden the distribution of YEAR OF THE RAT and make it a bit easier for you Dirtys to get at it. So, please do like Chuck and hit up our DDRP events … and “go get some!”

The Liga Privada Unico Year of the Rat is presented in a 10-count box with an MSRP of $159.97/box of 10.

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ABOUT DREW ESTATE

Founded in New York City in 1996, Drew Estate has become one of the fastest growing tobacco companies in the world. Under their mantra “The Rebirth of Cigars”, Drew Estate has led the “Boutique Cigar” movement by innovating new elements to the tobacco industry with their unique tobaccos and blending styles that attract new and traditional cigar enthusiasts. In their Gran Fabrica Drew Estate, the Nicaraguan headquarters, Drew Estate produces a variety of brands such as ACID, Herrera Estelí, Herrera Estelí Norteño, Isla del Sol, Kentucky Fired Cured, Liga Privada, MUWAT, Larutan by D

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rew Estate, Nica Rustica, Pappy Van Winkle Barrel Fermented Cigars, Tabak Especial, Undercrown, Florida Sun Grown, and Java by Drew Estate.

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by Craig Vanderslice | · 6:07 pm

News: Casa Cuevas Cigars Adds La Mandarria To Core Line

Here’s some Friday news from Casa Cuevas. This is a company I’m interested in meeting at TPE. I know I’ve smoked cigars that they’ve made, although I have yet to smoke any of their own branded cigars (yet…very soon). I’m pretty sure I know someone who can make introductions at the show 😉.

WITH A NEW LOOK, “LA MANDARRIA” BY CASA CUEVAS CIGARS ADDED AS PART OF CORE LINE

Originally a limited-edition brand, LA Mandarria now part of regular production

Casa Cuevas Cigars, makers of handmade premium cigars to add the “La Mandarria” (translates to the sledgehammer brand) to their core line up of cigars. La Mandarria was initially a limited Edition 500 count box run. The brand was born out of the unfortunate burglary which occurred in February 2019 at the Casa Cuevas Cigars distribution center in Miami. Burglars used sledgehammers to break in and steal over 25,000 units of the Casa Cuevas brands, which included the Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco, and Casa Cuevas core line of cigars. The Cuevas family made the decision to forge ahead and create a cigar, that will mark the era where they faced and overcame adversity.

La Mandarria will also sport a secondary band which elegantly highlights the “La Mandarria” logo.

President of Casa Cuevas Cigars, Luis Cuevas Jr. said;” We were completely overwhelmed by the response for La Mandarria. This brand was a smash hit at the 2019 IPCPR and sales have remained

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strong. We are grateful to the public for accepting the product with open arms.”

In the original communication, President of Casa Cuevas Cigars, Luis Cuevas Jr. said:” La Mandarria is a testament to the values that my father taught me as a child. He was a fighter who optimized the American dream. As a small cigar company, the robbery was an obstacle, but nothing he hasn’t been able to deal with in his storied past. The Mandarria represents the principal tool used against us, but also represents the strength and will of my father.”

The Mandarria is a full-bodied cigar that is offered in only one vitola. The 6X52 Toro was chosen as Master Blender Luis Cuevas Sr. felt this vitola was a perfect balance between its strength, which is a representation of the “Mandarria” name, and the cigar’s nuanced flavors.

Wrapped in beautiful Ecuadorean Habano wrapper and featuring a pig tail and shaggy foot, these cigars were the first full-body and full-strength cigars in the Casa Cuevas line-up. MSRP is $12.00 per cigar.

ABOUT Casa Cuevas Cigars:

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n 2016 but has decades old history behind it. Cuban born Master Blender Luis Cuevas Sr. has been blending cigars from his factory in the Dominican Republic for many popular cigar brands. Now, together with son Luis Cuevas Jr., the Casa Cuevas Cigar brands were created to honor their four-generation cigar heritage. Currently the Casa Cuevas Cigars line of brands include the Casa Cuevas core line, the Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco, the Cuevas Reserva, and the Limited Edition Mandarria.

For more information please visit http: www.casacuevascigars.com

Follow Casa Cuevas Cigars on social @CasaCuevasCigars

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by Craig Vanderslice | · 6:59 am

News: Drew Estate Launches Undercrown Corona Pequeña at TPE

Drew Estate Launches Undercrown Corona Pequena Line Extension

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by Craig Vanderslice | January 22, 2020 · 11:24 am

Fratello DMV Maryland 2019 Edition Cigar

In Sunday’s post I mentioned stopping into W. Curtis Draper‘s in Washington DC, and, since I couldn’t stay and smoke, I at least bought a cigar before I left. I should have bought a few, but I knew I was going to have to spend some money at Shelly’s, and time’s being what they are…I really don’t have a need for more cigars. They did have a box of Fratello DMV on the counter, and they don’t have them in my area, so I grabbed one. I published the announcement about the 2019 release of these last October. I was surprised that they didn’t have the DC edition, but they did have the 2019 Maryland edition.

The 2019 Fratello DMV Maryland edition is a 5″ x 58 San Andrés wrapped cigar made at the La Aurora factory in the Dominican Republic. The wrapper on this isn’t fermented to a dark maduro color like many San Andrés wrappers, it was a milk chocolate brown. I really have no issue with a 5″ x 58 cigar, this one burned reasonably well, I needed to correct it a few times for uneven burn, but no big deal, and the raw was fine. The burn time was in the 75 minute range, I smoked it after dinner, before the excellent Flyers/Penguins hockey game (which I wouldn’t have mentioned if the outcome hadn’t been favorable!). Only the wrapper is listed in the blend info, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a leaf of Peruvian in the blend. The cigar has a delicious sweetness and really is lacking any heavy Mexican earthiness that can be overpowering sometimes. It was very well balanced and I didn’t regret the $13 price at all. It was certainly delicious and worth the price. It would have been better if I could have enjoyed it whilst relaxing in W.Curtis Draper’s beautiful store, but such is the world we live in.

That’s all for now, until the next time,

CigarCraig

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by Craig Vanderslice | · 11:22 am

News: Villiger Cigars Launching Villiger Do Brasil at TPE

More news, this time from Villiger. They were the first big company to jump ship, so to speak. If you read ahead, they aren’t “doing” Brazil, but it’s Portuguese for the name of their factory there, Villiger of Brazil. Am I seeing a trend of releases in Maduro and Connecticut for this tradeshow?

VILLIGER CIGARS TO LAUNCH “VILLIGER DO BRASIL” AT THE TPE 2020

Villiger Cigars to release the “Villiger do Brasil” cigar brand at the TPE 2020 taking place this January 29-31 at the Las Vegas Conventions Center. Villiger do Brasil is a Brazilian puro which features two blends, Claro and Maduro, created to celebrate Villiger’s century long history with Brazilian tobacco. Villiger’s new factory in Bahia, Brazil also named “Villiger do Brasil” (Villiger of Brazil, translated from Portuguese) opened its doors in 2018.

The Villiger family’s relationship with Brazilian tobacco dates to Villiger Cigars’ beginnings in 1888, when Jean and his wife Louise Villiger imported Brazilian tobacco, shortly after founding the company. Later in 1979 a Villiger subsidiary company opened Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul), Brazil. The company was named CHARUTOS TOBAJARA LIMITADA and produced handmade cigars for export to Germany and Switzerland. Later Villiger moved operations to Northern Brazil (Bahia) where the new Villiger do Brazil factory was opened.

The Villiger Do Brasil cigar brands promise a multifaceted journey into the land of passion and it shows in its two versions: CLARO and MADURO. The light Brazil Connecticut Shade wrapper gives the CLARO version a velvety light brown tone, that visually supports its balance and fine aromas. Typical notes of coffee and wood meet a subtle sweetness with hints of cedar and pepper. Arapiraca tobacco gives the darker MADURO version its silky dark brown and a fruity character, which plays around with notes of leather and coffee. Both varieties have a medium taste, whereby the MADURO tastes a shade stronger.

Villiger Chairman of the Board, Heinrich Villiger said:” My family saw the value in Brazilian tobacco when they began Villiger Cigars as very small operation in 1888. Brazilian tobacco is unique, as its structure is very robust, which leads to strong aromas and flavours. Its distinct qualities can only be created in Bahia, Brazil. We look forward to sharing the Villiger do Brasil brand with the United States marketplace.”

The Villiger do Brasil Claro and Maduro are available in 5 count boxes

Vitolas and MSRP

Robusto (5×50) – MSRP: $9.00

Toro (6×50) – MSRP: $9.50

ABOUT VILLIGER SONS LIMITED

Villiger Sons Limited was established in 1888 by Jean Villiger in the small town of Pfeffikon, Switzerland, where Villiger remains headquartered to this day. The company manufactures and sells more than 1.5 billion cigars annually, world-wide. Today, under the leadership of Heinrich Villiger, the company prides itself in its commitment to quality, in all their products made in many countries around the globe.

Villager Cigars North America on social @VilligerCigar #CigarsSince1888