This Just In... Literally

The Brown Truck of Happiness has come and gone... and one of my favorite ladies in all the world left me with yet another way to broaden my horizons. To wit:

And for those of you who may have noticed the rather cryptic comment exchange between Blog-Bud Mike and I about “Acids” in the Auto-industry post below… your explanation is in the second photo above. Further details are here, if’n you’re at all interested.
And now it’s time for Happy Hour! I believe we’ll begin with a “Liquid” and a 1554…

Update, 1540 hrs: Unaccustomed as I am to writing criticism… not to mention the fact that I don’t really speak “critic”… as in “hints of pistachio, with a light impact on the discerning palette” or some such drivel… I’ll attempt to give it a go. I had that Liquid and a 1554 on the verandah and it was over all too quickly. Primarily because the cigar was over right about the time I finished my first beer, and most of my regular smokes tend to last thru two beers, if not longer. The fact the Liquid went quickly wasn’t because the cigar was dry; on the contrary… the cigar was moist and eminently “smokable.” It just went quick. That said, the cigar was interesting. I use “interesting” advisedly, as most of us tend to use that word these days when we want to be polite and not call a spade a spade, most commonly in the sense that something… anything… might be piss-poor in our eyes but we don’t want to offend. Such is NOT the case here.
Nope… I enjoyed the Liquid. Here’s a review written by someone with more experience in the critic’s language:

Acid Liquid cigars are mild to medium bodied, Robusto-size cigars rolled inside a smooth-smoking Connecticut Shade wrapper. The smoke presents hints of cashew nuts, plus a virtual kaleidoscope of spices and botanicals. The cigar burns clean with a toasty, woody finish.

Another:

Acid has won my heart. The Acid liquid is apart of Acid's Red Line of cigars. The Cigar is short and fat. It is a mild to medium bodied cigar. It has a hint of cashew and other spices. This cigar had a minty taste and aroma. The spices appeared to be peppery and it had a nice draw. I really enjoyed this cigar. Way to go, Acid!

The last review is interesting, as it’s written by someone under the by-line of “Maduro Woman.” Which brings me to my next point… I see Acids (at least the two I’ve sampled) as a great introduction to the wide, wonderful world of cigars. They are most definitely different and most definitely unusual, as far as cigars go. Apropos of nothing… I detected a hint of patchouli in the Liquid, which isn’t an entirely BAD thing, Gentle Reader. I’ll also emphasize the word hint. The patchouli wasn’t overbearing… I sensed a hint of the aroma, and that’s all. And I like patchouli… the aroma brings back great and oh-so-stimulating memories, patchouli does. As it would to any (former) counter-culturist worth his or her salt, but we digress.
So. I’m taking the second (and perhaps more) beer inside El Casa Móvil De Pennington while enjoying a Kuba Kuba. It’s not my habit to smoke inside the house but I’ll make an exception in this case. I want to savor the aroma of the smoke, both directly and of a second-hand nature in the clouds of exhaled smoke that are wreathing around my head as I write. It’s a great good experience, Gentle Reader. I like the Kuba Kuba better than the Liquid, at first blush. That may change, but I think not. You’ll find some brief Kuba Kuba reviews here.
Bottom line: I’ll keep experimenting with the Acids, and I’ll keep a few of ‘em in the humidor, too. They’re pretty danged good.