Drew Estate
Blackened Shade to Black S84
Strength: Medium-FullIn stock
About this cigar
Blackened Shade to Black S84 is a collaboration among Drew Estate, Metallica co-founder James Hetfield and BLACKENED American Whiskey master distiller Rob Dietrich, handmade at La Gran Fábrica Drew Estate in Nicaragua. Its Connecticut River Valley Maduro wrapper covers an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade binder and Nicaraguan Maduro and Pennsylvania Broadleaf fillers, producing a smoky, earthy profile with dark sweetness and spice.
Tasting notes
earthdark chocolateblack pepperespressococoacream
Available sizes
5 options5 in stockSelected size
Cigarillos
4" × 32 · Pack of 50
In stock
$108.00Retail $129.07Save $21 (16% off)Retail = MSRP + 8.25% tax + $10 shipping$2.16 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd
Pairs well with
BLACKENED American Whiskeybourbonpeated Scotchespressodark roast coffeeporter
At a glance
- Made in
- Nicaragua
- Strength
- Medium-Full
- Sizes
- 5 available
In plain English
What to expect
Smoothness
Balanced
Strength
Medium-Full
Richer and more assertive, but still approachable.
Flavour
earth · dark chocolate · black pepper · espresso
Tasting profile
How it tastes
Primary
earthdark chocolateblack pepperespressococoacream
Secondary
oakmolassessmokeespressocedardark sweetness
What each note tastes like
Sweetness5/5
Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses
Spice4/5
Pepper and warmth on the finish
Creaminess2/5
Soft, smooth, milky texture
Earthiness5/5
Soil, leather, forest floor
Wood4/5
Cedar, oak, toasted timber
Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.
Earth & leatherearth
Dry, savoury depth — the backbone most aged tobacco is built on.
Wood & cedaroak · cedar
Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.
Pepper & spiceblack pepper
The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.
Cocoa & coffeedark chocolate · espresso · cocoa
Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.
Sweetnessmolasses · dark sweetness
Sugars from the wrapper and long-leaf filler; often on the lips.
Cream & buttercream
The soft, rounded texture that keeps a smoke easy on the palate.
Also noted: smoke.
Blend & origin
How it is built
- Made in
- Nicaragua
- Sizes (length × ring)
- 4–7" × 32–52
Explore this blend
Where it sits in the collection
made in Nicaragua · medium-full in strength · pairs with BLACKENED American Whiskey, bourbon, peated Scotch
Compare sizes
Every size side by side
| Size | Length × ring | Pack | Per cigar | Price | vs retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarillos | 4" × 32 | Pack of 50 | $2.16 | $108 | −16% |
| Corona | 5" × 43 | Box of 20 | $9.60 | $192 | |
| Robusto | 5" × 50 | Box of 20 | $9.85 | $197 | |
| Toro | 6" × 52 | Box of 20 | $10.20 | $204 | |
| Corona Doble | 7" × 50 | Box of 20 | $10.80 | $216 |
Aging & storage · Guidance
How to keep it
General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.
Storage
Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.
Rest after delivery
Two to three weeks of rest after delivery lets the box settle back to your humidor before the first smoke.
Aging window
Full-bodied blends reward patience: a year or two of quiet aging typically trades raw power for depth.
In the box
Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.
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