Meet the Blackened M81 Corona - Drew Estate's rockstar collab with Metallica's James Hetfield and whiskey maestro Rob Dietrich. This 5x43 parejo packs Nicaraguan and Pennsylvania Broadleaf fillers under a slick Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper. At $8.75 per stick, it's crafted for night owls who dig espresso-dense smokes with stage-volume intensity. The blacked-out coffin box with copper accents practically demands to be displayed alongside your vinyl collection.
Cold draw serves bitter cocoa nibs. Initial puffs hit like a bass drop - espresso grounds and charred hickory with sticky molasses sweetness. Smoke output stays moderate but carries weight, coating the tongue like 90% dark chocolate.
The whiskey barrel-aging shows up uninvited but welcome, bringing vanilla custard notes that soften the earthiness. Retrohale introduces white pepper sparkles against a backdrop of leather-bound books. Burn line holds razor-straight with dense ash.
Mineral tang emerges like licking a battery (in that weirdly addictive way). Nicaraguan ligero kicks in with cedar spice and black cherry undertones. Stop at 1.5" nub unless you want nicotine headrush.
Drew Estate's Estelí rollers hand-bunch Nicaraguan filler leaves aged in Kentucky bourbon casks. The San Andrés wrapper undergoes "Black Noise" treatment - literally vibrating to Metallica tracks during fermentation to accelerate oil migration. Each box ships with scannable guitar pick tags that unlock exclusive band content.
