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TOBACCO BUSINESS
MARCH/APRIL 2014
NEWS & TRENDS
MARCH/APRIL 2014
Drew’s Lounge Debut
Drew Estate and Corona Cigar Company announce the first Drew Estate Lounge.
Drew Estate plans to open the first of-
ficial Drew Estate Lounge at the Corona
Cigar Company’s Sand Lake, Florida lo-
cation. The location is currently under
development with a significant but un-
disclosed investment, featuring an en-
tirely new full liquor bar area complete
with an incredible selection of bourbon,
single malt scotch, dark rums and co-
gnac.
Two community tables will add ad-
ditional seating and a place for cigar
enthusiasts to gather with fellow aficio-
nados. Drew Estate and their stable of
cigar brands will be tastefully displayed
throughout the lounge via custom art,
custom furniture, unique ashtrays and
other eclectic items that Drew Estate’s
Nicaraguan artists will create.
In addition to the branded Drew Es-
tate Lounge, Corona Cigar Company
will be working with Drew Estate to
create a series of unique, limited edi-
tion, lounge exclusive offerings of Liga
Privada, Undercrown, Natural, Tabak
Especial, Nica Rustica and Herrera Es-
teli cigars, available in summer 2014.
“Since the infancy of both Corona
Cigar Company and Drew Estate, Jon,
Marvin and I have not only had a close
business relationship, but a long per-
sonal relationship built on trust, re-
spect and an incredible passion for all
things cigars,” says Jeff Borysiewicz,
owner of Corona Cigar Company, ex-
plaining the endeavor. “Drew Estate
and its entire team, both in the U.S.
and Nicaragua, are incredibly talented
and we are proud of our long-standing
relationship with them.”
“It was 3 a.m. on some random day
in 1999 when Jeff Borysiewicz walked
by our little factory in Estelí, Nicara-
gua and saw us working, prepping the
boxes for the release of the Natural by
DE line,” adds Drew Estate co-founder
and namesake Jonathan Drew, re-
counting the origins of the partnership.
“Half the factory had no roof; we were
drinking borrowed iced tea while we
placed bands on each cigar ourselves.
Jeff told me that he respected our hard
work and humility…[and] the rest is
In Memoriam
Myrna Sherman
Wife of Joel Sherman of the cigar and cigarette company
Nat Sherman, Myrna Sherman was fatally struck by a car
during the 2013 holiday season. Mourned by her children
Bill, Larry and Michelle, Myrna was actively involved in a
number of charitable and community organizations, espe-
cially The Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s dis-
ease. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations
be sent to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s
Research or to Dr. Susan B. Bressman, M.D., Chairman,
Parkinson’s Research Department at Beth Israel Medical
Center, 10 Union Sq. East, Suite 2Q, New York, NY 10003.
Nancy Elizabeth
Gallagher
Nancy Elizabeth Gallagher, matriarch of the Gallagher fam-
ily, which operates The Cigarette Store Corp in Boulder,
Colorado, passed away on January 25. In lieu of flowers,
contributions can be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation (Denver Chapter) at rockymountain.jdrf.org, the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (Colorado Chapter) at cff.org/
chapters/Colorado, the Alzheimer’s Association (Colorado
Chapter) at alz.org/co, or the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Boul-
der, Colorado at shjboulder.org.
