Drew Estate Acid Kuba Kuba (5x52)

My sister and her husband recently (after our visit in July) took up cigar smoking on a regular basis, and several times now she has sent me text messages either commenting on a cigar she was currently smoking, or sending a picture of a cigar they were in the process of smoking.  Several of their recently smoked cigars have been of the flavored variety, and I quite frankly got intrigued and decided to seek out a flavored cigar to try.  It's been a while since I've had a flavored cigar, so what better a time than now to give one a try.

I did a little research online reading some reviews, and I finally settled on getting a "infused" cigar made by Drew Estate.  My local cigar shop had the Drew Estate Acid Kuba Kuba in stock, so during a recent trip their I picked up one and added to the humidor.

The weather has been fantastic the past week, and on Monday the kids really wanted to go outside and ride their power wheels, so I grabbed a magazine that had come in the mail earlier that day and a cigar along with a drink and went outside to watch the kids have fun and enjoy a cigar in the process.

I used my punch to open the head and toasted the foot and got the foot toasted and took the first draw.  The initial taste was one of overwhelming sweetness from the sugar tip.  The smoke and flavor absent the sweet sugar tip was one of tea with a slight mint finish.  

The flavor of the smoke was really tasty, it really reminded me of a herbal tea again with a slight mint finish.  The finish was really fresh and light and unlike any cigar I've smoke before.  Sadly however the smoke was overwhelmed by the sugar tip, and I really had a hard time overcoming how sweet the tobacco was, and I for one believe it detracted from the infused flavors that where there.

I'd love to smoke this cigar without the sugar tip and see how it tastes, I really think it would be a good smoke.

I only smoked about half the stick before I let it go out, I couldn't get past the sweetness.  And so it goes, the cigar was finished and the experience done.  It will probably be a longtime before I actively seek out a flavored cigar, but in the meantime the memory of what could have been a great smoke will remain.

I seriously wonder what my sister's opinion would be of this cigar, perhaps if she'll smoke it and give me her opinion it will offer me insight as to her smoking profile preferences.  Let's see if she'll take me up on the suggestion.

Until we smoke again...