As one of the shorter, more unusual members of the ACID Red sub-range of cigars, Drew Estate’s diminutive and prominently pyramid-shaped ACID Nasty is known to be both intense and fierce in terms of flavor, sporting well-aged Nicaraguan binder and long-filler tobaccos surrounded by a pigtailed Connecticut Broadleaf maduro wrapper that lacks a sweetened cap.
Full-bodied, with medium strength, the ACID Nasty’s potent infusions of more than 100 individual herbs, botanicals and essential oils are imbued via a top-secret, proprietary process that takes place in dedicated curing rooms at Drew Estate’s Gran Fabrica cigar factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.
Like the other sticks in the ACID series, the Nasty 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.”
In truth, with its luxurious, sweet, creamy, rich, peppery aroma, this beautifully constructed, easily drawing, evenly burning stick is anything BUT nasty. Some smokers claim there’s a hint of bourbon to be found among the Nasty’s spicy, chocolatey, intriguing intonations. To be sure, however, everyone has something to say about these alluring, unforgettable sticks.
These are fresh, mighty little cigars for smooth, flavorful, 30-minute-plus smoking sessions — good for starting the day with a cup of joe — or finishing it with a glass of fine whiskey. Pick up a box of the ACID Nastys for your humidor, and keep something powerful on tap for when life throws a curve ball your way.