Connecticut River Valley Barn Smoker by Drew Estate

TWO Separate days of 2025 Connecticut River Valley Barn Smoker!!!

Connecticut Barn Smoker

Friday, Aug. 8 - 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Saturday, Aug. 9- 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Dunn & Foster Farms

71 Abbott Road

Ellington, CT

Journey to the Connecticut River Valley to learn the rich and storied history of tobacco growing and processing at the Dunn & Foster Farms, a completely new location for the Connecticut Barn Smoker, where Drew Estate cultivates the exceptional tobaccos it uses as wrapper leaf in its Liga Privada cigars.

Connecticut Barn Smoker guests will tour the Dunn & Foster Farms operation and experience interactive, informative and fun educational seminars led by Drew Estate’s Ambassadors, Jonathan Drew, Willy Herrera and Pedro Gomez, and Dunn & Foster Farms’ owner, John Foster, to learn all the steps that go into planting, cultivating, harvesting and processing many of the tobaccos that are featured as wrapper leaves for Drew Estate’s Liga Privada cigars. Throughout the Connecticut Barn Smoker, guests will also experience all-new interactive Drew Estate cigar brand activations for Undercrown, Tabak Especial, Herrera Estelí, Joya de Nicaragua, Pappy Van Winkle, Deadwood and MORE!

Guests will also enjoy other fine spirits and local food trucks. And they may purchase raffle tickets for chances to win huge prizes created by Subculture Studios to raise money for Cigars for Warriors, a 501(c)(3) charity that supports American service men and women.

Act fast to begin your Connecticut Barn Smoker experience because tickets are extremely limited and sell out quick! Tickets for the Connecticut Barn Smoker event are available now!

Must be at least 21 years old to purchase tickets or attend a Barn Smoker event. (Proof of identification required at event registration)