Agio Cigars and Drew Estate Proudly Announce Distribution Partnership - Press Release

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10:00 AM, March 3rd, 2014

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Drew Estate Press Release

Agio Cigars and Drew Estate Proudly Announce

Distribution Partnership

Miami, FL

March 3, 2014:

Royal Agio Cigars and Drew Estate Tobacco Company are

pleased to announce exclusive distribution agreement effective

April 1^st 2014. Drew Estate will market, sell, and distribute all Royal

Agio Cigar brands in the United States.

This agreement expands Royal Agio Cigars’ reach across the broad

channels of tobacco distribution throughout the U.S. and provides the

opportunity to market Panter, Mehari’s and Balmoral brands in the

optimal way.

Boris Wintermans, CEO of Royal Agio Cigars explains: “Although our comp

anies are quite different, there was an immediate chemistry between our two

family businesses. Both companies aim for creating purposeful brands for the

long run and are committed to making a difference. We both have the ambition

to expand in the U.S. market and the Royal Agio portfolio compliments the Drew

Estate brand portfolio perfectly.”

“Drew Estate Tobacco Company, including both the Drew Estate premium division

and the popular market side called, “Half a Sandwich” has tremendous respect for the

Royal Agio team and the special family tradition behind all of their fine cigars,” explains

Jonathan Drew, co-founder.

“At Drew Estate, we understand that success comes through purposeful collaboration.

That’s why we are so excited about this new partnership with Royal Agio,” according to

Drew Estate President, Michael Cellucci.

About Drew Estate:

Founded in New York City in 1996 by two former college fraternity brothers, who

shared a dream to become world-class cigar makers. Jonathan Drew and Marvin

Samel led Drew Estate to become one of the largest and fastest growing cigar companies

in the world. Under their mantra “The Rebirth of Cigars”™, Drew Estate has defied the 

odds by innovating new elements to the cigar industry with their unique tobaccos and blending 

styles that have attracted new and old cigar enthusiasts. 

In their Gran Fabrica Drew Estate, the Nicaraguan headquarters, Drew Estate produces successful brands such as ACID, Herrera Estelí, Java by Drew Estate, Kentucky Fired Cured, Liga Privada, My Uzi Weighs a Ton, Natural, Nica Rustica, Tabak Especial and Undercrown.

About Royal Agio Cigars:

Royal Agio Cigars is a leading global cigar manufacturer offering internationally renowned brands such as Mehari’s, Panter and Balmoral. Established by Jacques Wintermans in 1904 and headed by 4^th generation Boris Wintermans, Royal Agio Cigars has always been an independent family company.

At the centennial, her Majesty Queen of the Netherlands awarded Agio Cigars with the Royal warrant of appointment. From its home base in the Dutch town of Duizel, cigars are being sent to more than 100countries worldwide. Production facilities in the Netherlands, Belgium, Sri Lanka and the DominicanRepublic combine state of the art technology with the best tobaccos available to result in the highestquality cigars for cigar lovers all over the world.

For more information on both companies, please visit our websites:

www.drewestate.com

www.agiocigars.com