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Coach · 10-20-2014, 11:16 AM

First Torano to General, Then Leccia to General.....and now the Player to be Named Later........Johnathan Drew sells to Swisher ( subsidiary of General)....guess it's better for the Indy's to cuddle up with the BIG BOYS. Also read the article on .http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfe...w-Estate-17818

gumby · 10-20-2014, 02:13 PM

Oh that seems so funny, sad, and appropriate

Briandg · 10-20-2014, 09:21 PM

I read that today, and I can't even formulate a coherent thought in my own head about it.

H311oLHD · 10-20-2014, 10:34 PM

Eh, not sure what kind of impact this will have on the brand going forward. I guess we'll see soon enough.

Churchill · 10-21-2014, 05:09 AM

I'm surprised but not surprised. Seems like the way things are going now days.

Briandg · 10-21-2014, 05:57 AM

There used to be a term called the salty swirly. guess what it was. Now we have the asid swishy. toss up as to which would be the worst experience.

jaxstraww · 10-21-2014, 07:10 AM

Met Saka a few times at Cigarfest. I appreciate the direct replies. Anyone have links to the JD denial comments? I hope at the end my Acid Atom Maduro's smoke the same but are cheaper.

Briandg · 10-21-2014, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxstraww

Met Saka a few times at Cigarfest. I appreciate the direct replies. Anyone have links to the JD denial comments? I hope at the end my Acid Atom Maduro's smoke the same but are cheaper.

I can't remember a single merger that was accomplished by canning the crew. There shouldn't be any interference from swisher on a successful company. The quality shouldn't change. Seriously, I don't expect a break in prices because now there is another layer of corporate profits to take care of.

N8DCJ · 10-21-2014, 07:28 AM

Just a comment for whatever it is worth...

All summer long at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course both Acid and Swisher were there , they were in tents next to each other (10 ft apart) , I had never seen cigar guys at the track before...

Dan

grtrx · 10-21-2014, 07:28 AM

The denials... from FB it looks like people asked directly if DE was being sold and got told no. But having been through acquisitions, if you talk the deal goes away and you have to pay money.

You work for 20 years, you want the big payday...

And I used to bash them over Acid and their flavored cigars. But they moved into other lines. And they have some good cigars outside the flavored stuff. And beating them up for making something that sells, well, I'm pretty sure they got into the business to make money.

ANd Drew is a nice guy, happy for him if this makes him happy.

10-20-2014, 11:16 AM	#1
Coach Herf Meister Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Twinsburg,OH Posts: 8,995	It's OFFICIAL Drew Estates sells to Swisher First Torano to General, Then Leccia to General.....and now the Player to be Named Later........Johnathan Drew sells to Swisher ( subsidiary of General)....guess it's better for the Indy's to cuddle up with the BIG BOYS. Also read the article on .http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfe...w-Estate-17818 Last edited by Coach; 10-20-2014 at 11:31 AM.

10-20-2014, 02:13 PM	#2
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,291	Oh that seems so funny, sad, and appropriate __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

10-20-2014, 10:34 PM	#4
H311oLHD Herf Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Schaumburg, IL Posts: 8,248	Eh, not sure what kind of impact this will have on the brand going forward. I guess we'll see soon enough. __________________ -Aaron- Proud member of the 2006 Newb Coalition! Full fledged CAO whore & Pepin Ho! Rest In Peace Cubano. Charter Member, MCLC “Making others green with envy”™

10-21-2014, 05:09 AM	#5
Churchill Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lake County, IL Posts: 227	I'm surprised but not surprised. Seems like the way things are going now days. __________________ He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

10-21-2014, 07:10 AM	#7
jaxstraww Club Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norristown, Pa. 19401 Posts: 1,282	Met Saka a few times at Cigarfest. I appreciate the direct replies. Anyone have links to the JD denial comments? I hope at the end my Acid Atom Maduro's smoke the same but are cheaper. __________________ Help me fight Cystic Fibrosis with a small donation using the “enter an amount” button by supporting my bike ride. Donate Here

10-20-2014, 09:21 PM	#3
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	I read that today, and I can't even formulate a coherent thought in my own head about it.

10-21-2014, 05:57 AM	#6
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	There used to be a term called the salty swirly. guess what it was. Now we have the asid swishy. toss up as to which would be the worst experience.

10-21-2014, 07:28 AM	#9
N8DCJ Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Mansfield , Ohio Posts: 1,348	Just a comment for whatever it is worth... All summer long at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course both Acid and Swisher were there , they were in tents next to each other (10 ft apart) , I had never seen cigar guys at the track before... Dan

10-21-2014, 07:28 AM	#10
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	The denials... from FB it looks like people asked directly if DE was being sold and got told no. But having been through acquisitions, if you talk the deal goes away and you have to pay money. You work for 20 years, you want the big payday... And I used to bash them over Acid and their flavored cigars. But they moved into other lines. And they have some good cigars outside the flavored stuff. And beating them up for making something that sells, well, I'm pretty sure they got into the business to make money. ANd Drew is a nice guy, happy for him if this makes him happy. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

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