Acid One

Last Wednesday night was Cigar Night at Arrington Vineyards, the local winery just south of Nashville.  For those who don't know, Kix Brooks (of legendary country duo Brooks & Dunn) is partial owner and the man loves his wine and cigars.  And fortunately for us, it was Drew Estate's turn on this particularly beautiful Summer evening.  

I had the opportunity to hang with Zev, the Drew Estate rep for this area, and was introduced to a couple of cigars I've not tried before.  One of them was the Acid One.  Acid is a company I've been familiar with for a while and currently have a box of the Kuba Kuba, but the One was something new to me and was different than what I anticipated. 

The Acid One Cameroon wrapped Torpedo was neat, but wasn't quite as firm, nor aromatic, as I expected.    However, any doubt of it being enjoyable would soon be removed when I put the cigar in my mouth.  Zev told me that this line goes through a unique sangria infusion, which was rather evident.  Couple it with the sweet taste of molasses and you have a smoke that you don't want to put down.  Lighting the cigar was easy.  The draw was large without being too loose and the smoke was very smooth and cool.  I immediately detected caramel with a hint of spice which stayed throughout the evening.

Coming into the 2nd third, the spice bumped up a little and introduced a bit of leather into the mix.  The burn was steady, the ash surprisingly firm, and I ended up getting 2  inches before it finally caved under gravity's influence. 

Going into the home-stretch, the One maintained it's pace and characteristics like a marathon runner.  The medium-bodied cigar was just as smooth and just as sweet at the end as it was in the beginning.  I only had to relight once, and it was here at the very end.

The Acid One is a smooth, sweet, non-aromatic, flavor-infused cigar that was extremely enjoyable leaving me wanting to share it with others.  It's a treat by itself, or paired with a nice steak or wine.  This is a cigar that I definitely recommend.  I know a great deal of "traditional" cigar smokers say they won't touch an Acid, or a flavored cigar, and I know that Cigar Aficionado has a policy against reviewing "flavored" cigars, but I think they're a bit extreme.  Many dip cigars in their drink (brandy, cognac, rum, etc) to enhance the smoke with an "added" flavor.  But I digress, and will continue with my review.  I give it a score of 91.