For well over a year now, there have been photos of the Herrera Esteli Norteño floating around online, as well as the cigars themselves at events featuring Willy Herrera, master blender of Drew Estate. Even before the original Herrera Esteli was released, Herrera was already working on a maduro release with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper. Fans of the original seemed to be clamoring for it with as much fervor as he seemed to have working on it and giving sneak peaks into the creation of this second line. In March the line had been confirmed, and in April the final sizes had been announced. Yet in many ways it isn’t fair to call this a Herrera Esteli maduro; rather this is becoming its own line with its own distinctive bands, boxes, and name. The name Norteño comes from a term used to refer to people in the northern part of Nicaragua, which is where Estelí is located. The band shares a look with the original Herrera Esteli, but the color scheme is noticeably different and the central part of the band features the national bird of Nicaragua, the Guardabarranco. As for the blend, the Norteño uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper ...
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