Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced the Black Market Filthy Hooligan and Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock, two annual seasonal releases, are now heading to retailers.
The Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan made its debut in 2013 as a Candela-wrapped offering. In 2016, the Filthy Hooligan was switched to a barber-pole featuring a Candela and Nicaraguan wrapped offering. It has remained a barber-pole release since. The 2022 edition marks the tenth annual installment of the Filthy Hooligan.
Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock is triple-wrapped with the same Candela wrapper as the Filthy Hooligan, accentuated by Nicaraguan Habano Maduro and Habano Natural wrapper leaves. The Shamrock was first introduced in 2019 and the 2022 edition marks the fourth annual installment.
Both blends feature the same blend of Ecuadorian binder and Panamanian & Honduran fillers shared with the original Alec Bradley Black Market.
“We love using ‘first grow’ candela wrapper in different combinations,” said Alec Bradley founder, Alan Rubin in a press release. “The double wrapped Filthy Hooligan Barber Pole and the tri-wrapper Filthy Hooligan Shamrock have great sweetness, complexity and balance. Our candela has really unique flavor characteristics which enthusiasts seek out in our annual releases.”
Produced at Tabacos de Oriente, both the Filthy Hooligan and Shamrock are 6 x 50 Toros. The blends for both are offshoots of the original Alec Bradley Black Market blend. The Filthy Hooligan is presented in 24-count boxes with a total production of 2,000 boxes. The Shamrock is presented in ten-count boxes with a total production of 1,500 boxes.
Pricing for the Filthy Hooligan and Shamrock are $11.15 MSRP and $13.25 MSRP respectively – with international pricing varying.
Below is a history of the Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan Series:
- 2013 Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan 2013 (Candela Wrapper)
- 2014 Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan 2014 (Candela Wrapper)
- 2015 Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan 2015 (Candela Wrapper)
- 2016 Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan 2016 (Barber Pole w/Candela)
- 2017 Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan 2017 (Barber Pole w/Candela)
- 2018 Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan 2018 (Barber Pole w/Candela)
- 2019 Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan 2019 (Barber Pole w/Candela), Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock 2019 (Tri-Color Barber Pole)
- 2020 Black Market Filthy Hooligan (Barber Pole w/Candela), Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock 2020 (Tri-Color Barber Pole)
- 2021 Black Market Filthy Hooligan (Barber Pole w/Candela), Alec Bradley Black Market Filthy Hooligan Shamrock 2021 (Tri-Color Barber Pole)