DREW ESTATE COMMEMORATES 20 YEARS OF ACID CIGARS WITH "KUBA ARTE"

Available in 7 Collectible Limited Edition Water Tower Humidors

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of ACID Cigars, Drew Estate announces today the launch of “KUBA ARTE,” a limited edition cigar packaged in a series of seven collectible water tower humidors. Each features art created in collaboration with five of Brooklyn’s most legendary and respected living writers in aerosol art culture.

From an undisclosed rooftop in Dumbo, Brooklyn, Jonathan Drew President and Founder of Drew Estate illuminates, “KUBA ARTE is a groundbreaking project that has never been seen in the cigar industry. For inspiration, we returned to our roots in DUMBO, the origins of Drew Estate and ACID, and meditated from the Brooklyn rooftops finding our Chi. We witnessed a skyline to behold, decorated with water towers, graffiti and of course the illustrious Manhattan Bridge. It was on those rooftops that we spent many of our nights dreaming of what Drew Estate would become, that “KUBA ARTE” was born.”

The ACID ”KUBA ARTE” is a 5 13/16” x 54 limited edition torpedo wrapped in a lush Broadleaf maduro capa, bright Indonesian binder and a blend of hearty Nicaraguan fillers. Each 20 count limited edition water tower is packaged with a Boveda inside and features one of seven unique designs. A total of 1,750 sets of 7 were created for this limited release.

To commemorate 20 years of ACID CIGARS with “KUBA ARTE”, a limited edition celebration of art & exploration, we partnered with five legendary graffiti artists from where it all began — the streets & rooftops of Brooklyn, NYC – who came together to produce art exclusively for these one-of-a-kind water towers that proudly proclaim “THIS IS OUR NEW YORK ACCENT!”

Jonathan Drew (at left) with the artists of KUBA ARTE: Doc, Chino, Queen Andrea, Vers, and Keo

The Kuba Arte artist team includes:

CHINO; One of the foremost practitioners and ambassadors of graffiti culture in the world, David Villorente spent eleven-years as editor of the “Graf Flix” feature in The Source magazine that cemented his position as an important arbiter within the global graffiti community. He has coauthored numerous books on graffiti culture, most recently with The ABC’s of Style (Testify Books, 2018) as well as being an artistic collaborator with brands including, NIKE, REDBULL, ADIDAS, MASS APPEAL, Vh1 as well as co-curating the groundbreaking Beyond the Streets exhibitions in Los Angeles and New York. Villorente currently resides in his native borough, beautiful Brooklyn, New York. IG: @chinobyi

DOC; A living, breathing legend and the very personification of Brooklyn. DOC worked the Moving Art Galleries (a.k.a. the NYC Transit System) at the dawn of street writing culture where his mission to ask “Who is Doc?” catapulted him to global recognition. IG:@DOCTC5.

KEO; TOP TC-5 X-MEN a.k.a SCOTCH70 is a bona-fide Brooklyn legend in the realm of NYC graffiti & hip hop. Weaving his charismatic “old school” aesthetic into the tapestry of urban art & pop culture, while redefining classic graffiti styles into fresh new work in fine art & design outlets. IG:@KEO_XMEN.

QUEEN ANDREA; A NYC-based fine artist, graffiti artist, typographer and graphic designer & part of a newer generation of early 1990’s graffiti writers. Queen Andrea finds her creative inspiration in the diversity & crazy energy of city life and especially graffiti. Out in the streets Queen Andrea has developed a reputation for her oversized typography murals, influenced by an endless appreciation of typography, as well as themes of urban life, hip hop lyrics & empowerment. IG: @queenandreaone

VERS; Born and still based in Brooklyn, where for over 30 years with a spray-can in his hand, Vers has created unforgettable murals in his signature technical style full of energy and& movement. His work is known around the globe from Iceland, Europe, Japan & even Mongolia! But NYC will always be home. IG:@VERS718.

To learn more about the Kuba Arte project, click the image below to see the video.

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