Drew Estate Honors Best Cigar Prices’ Allan Blatt with New ACID Ode to Blatt

With its newest ACID release, Drew Estate is paying tribute to Allan Blatt, a noted retailer who founded Best Cigar Prices.

According to a press release from Drew Estate, Blatt started his cigar retailing career in 1996 by selling cigars out of the back of his car before launching a catalog and website for his business in 1997. Blatt passed away in 2006.

For this new release, Drew Estate created a blend that uses an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos, which the company says delivers aromatic spice and herbal notes with a creamy floral finish. It is offered in a 5 x 54 robusto gordo vitola that is priced at $10.95 per cigar and $219 for a box of 20 cigars. The cigars are produced at La Gran Fábrica Drew Estate in Estelí, Nicaragua.

“While he has been gone nearly 20 years, Allan continues to have a profound influence on my life,” said Jonathan Drew, co-founder and president of Drew Estate, via a press release. “Witnessing his legacy live on is a tremendous personal honor, and I’m looking forward to raising a glass and some divine smoke to my dear friend on August 5 during our event at BCP’s onsite location.”

Best Cigar Prices also operates Best Cigar Pub, a restaurant, bar and retail store in Drums, Pa.

“This is a big day for our company,” said Greg Fox, president and ceo of Best Cigar Prices. “To partner with Drew Estate on this project is very meaningful, especially because of Allan’s friendship with Jonathan Drew. I started with the company when Allan hired me 20 years ago, and I know that he would be so happy to see this tribute if he were with us today. I can’t thank Jonathan and the entire Drew Estate team enough for making this a reality and honoring the man who started it all for us, and for choosing such a terrific cigar to do it.”

The ACID Ode to Blatt is currently available for purchase.

Image courtesy of Drew Estate.