Unusual cigars. I smoked a "Natural" torpedo, done the right way with tapers on both ends. A good cigar.
Drew Estate appears to be an organization dedicated to going beyond the cigar standard, to return to traditional high quality smokes and to explore flavors and shapes that are new to the market. Eclectic is a good word.
Would have been a 5-star rating, but their confusing web site and minimal customer service pushed it to a high 3-star, so in respect to what they are doing to the cigar market and smokers, gave 4-stars.
Looked Drew Estate up and went to their very confusing, yet very metro web site, but could not find out more info.
Contacted them by email and the curt reply was that they only outlet to a couple of cigar wholesales. Found them in one of my catalogs and ordered the Acid sampler.
Received 10 cigar sampler along with some small cigarillos, which I did not find worth anything.
Just loved their Toast and consider it the most delicious cigar I have ever smoked.
Following are my ratings of their sampler: (And I fully understand that this is a matter of personal taste, so this is my palate. Yours might be, as I see by other reviewers, totally different.)
Great: Acid Toast
Very Good: Acid One & Acid Cold Infusion
OK: Acid Atom Maduro and Acid Blondie (Blondie was just too short to be Very Good)
Barely OK: Acid Kuba Kuba & Acid Extra Ordinary Larry
Not Good: Acid Dynasty & Acid Nasty
Made the 60 mile trip to JR Cigar north of Charlotte, NC and bought a box of Acid Toast. They had a deal going whereby if you bought an Acid box of cigars you got five free Kuba Kubas. I declined the free offer.
I enjoy the Acid Toast sitting on the deck, reading a book. This is not a cigar to keep tossing to the ground playing golf, but to truly enjoy.
Am looking forward to the progress and progression of Drew Estates. read more