When asked why Drew Estate chose Corona Cigar, Drew Estate co-founder Marvin Samel said that, “I consider Corona Cigar Company to be Drew Estate’s home away from home. We probably should have jumped him for his cash to finish up the factory roof! Hahahahahahahaha… well, the rest is history.” Jeff told me that he respected our hard work and humility. Half the factory had no roof we were drinking borrowed iced tea while we placed bands on each cigar ourselves. on some random day in 1999 when Jeff Borysiewicz walked by our little factory in Estelí, Nicaragua and saw us working, prepping the boxes for the release of the “Natural by DE” line.
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In addition to the branded Drew Estate Lounge, Corona Cigar Company will be working with Drew Estate creating a series of unique, limited edition, lounge exclusive offerings of Liga Privada, Undercrown, Natural, Tabak Especial, Nica Rustica and Herrera Esteli cigars, available in summer 2014.ĭrew Estate co-founder and namesake, Jonathan Drew, had this story to tell about the first time he met Borysiewicz: “It was 3 A.M. 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. Two new community tables will add additional seating and a place for cigar enthusiasts to gather with fellow aficionados.
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The Drew Estate Lounge in Corona Cigar Company’s Sand Lake headquarters is currently being remodeled with a significant but undisclosed investment, featuring an entirely new full liquor bar area, complete with an incredible selection of Bourbon, Single Malt Scotch, Dark Rums and Cognac. and Nicaragua, are incredibly talented and we are proud of our long standing relationship with them.” Drew Estate and its entire team, both in the U.S. When asked to describe his relationship with Drew Estate, Jeff Borysiewicz, owner of Corona Cigar Company, said, “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 personal relationship built on trust, respect and an incredible passion for all things cigars. This momentous news was met with much excitement from both the Drew Estate and Corona Cigar camps. Miami, FL, February 11, 2014: Drew Estate announced today their plans to open the first official “Drew Estate Lounge” at the Corona Cigar Company Sand Lake, FL location. “The idea,” says Borysiewicz, “was to build a place, a mecca, where if you don’t like cigar smoke, you’re in the wrong place.Drew Estate & Corona Cigar Company Announce Drew Estate Lounge Home to a Diamond Crown lounge, the 8,500-square-foot store brims with cigars of all types. The finest Corona Cigar store in Orlando is the newest, located downtown, at the corner of Orange and Pine, near the old Rosie O’Grady’s building and mere steps from the University of Florida. The store in Heathrow is smaller, but has an Avo cigar lounge. The lounge in the 5,000 square-foot store on Sand Lake Road, which also is home to the company’s corporate headquarters, has vast seating and a beer, wine and Port bar. stores also boast spacious smoking lounges. cigar market to $30 rarities that are hard to find elsewhere.Ĭorona Cigar Co. The three shops he has in the Orlando area are loaded with all manner of cigars, from inexpensive smokes made just for his shop to $5 to $8 premium brands making up the meat of the U.S. is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the land of Disney World. It’s like a Disney World of cigars.”įitting that Borysiewicz’s Corona Cigar Co. “There’s no sense hiding it,” he says quite simply. Instead of opting for the traditional cigar shop model, where some cigars are out on display and more are stacked in the back in inventory, he decided to put everything out for the customers to see. When Jeff Borysiewicz decided to open a cigar shop, three words rang through his mind: big-box retailer.
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