For those who seek out the botanical, “full-flavored” experience of Drew Estate’s ACID series of smokes, the ACID Plush, drawn from the company’s aromatic ACID Purple line, is a great way to sample the scented sweetness of this delectable sub-range.
Sporting enticingly aged Nicaraguan long-filler and binder tobaccos surrounded by a bold Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper, this medium-bodied, medium-strength stick is well constructed, drawing smoothly, burning evenly and producing copious quantities of thick, rich smoke. Boasting typical maduro notes of coffee and cocoa, its flavors also integrate raw tobacco, blackberry and heavy floral notes, finishing with hints of cherry and creamy earth.
Like all of the sticks in the ACID series, the ACID Plush acquires its tasty, inimitable infusions of more than 100 individual herbs, botanicals and essential oils through a top-secret, proprietary curing process it undergoes in dedicated aging rooms at Drew Estate’s Gran Fabrica cigar factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.
And like the other sticks in the ACID series, the Plush gets the “ACID” part of its moniker from the business acronym of Brooklyn urban/industrial/graffiti/motorcycle artist Scott Chester (Arielle Chester Industrial Design, or A.C.I.D.), whose artwork graces all ACID cigar packaging.
According to Chester, “The ACID concept represents a lifestyle intended to depict a person who’s not afraid to explore the Earth or explore life, whether on a motorcycle, or in his own thoughts and expressions.”
Whether you’re on the back of a motorcycle or not, these are excellent, premium cigars to break up a long, stressful day at the office. If you’re still in the office, pair them with a shot or two of bourbon or your favorite liquor, and take in the full Drew Estate ACID experience.