Alec Bradley Nica Puro (Torpedo) At the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show, Alec Bradley Cigars has launched the Alec Bradley Nica Puro. The cigar places a all Nicaraguan tobacco cigar into the Alec Bradley portfolo. The cigar was described to Cigar Coop as a “medium strength” offering. The cigar’s logo features the year 1685. That year […]
Cigar Preview: Alec Bradley American Sun Grown
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Earlier this year, word came from Alec Bradley for a companion cigar for its American Classic cigar featuring a sun-grown wrapper. The June 5, 2012 Cigar Insider has revealed information regarding this cigar. This cigar is known as the Alec Bradley American Sun Grown Blend and it is being positioned for a late June (pre-IPCPR […]
Cigar Draft 2012
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The concept of our Cigar Draft is simple. We take a look at some of the new cigars that are in the pipeline. If all of these new cigars were released at once, which ones would be the first to reach for? A lot of variables play into this – the reputation of the company/blender, […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Prensado
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Alec Bradley Prensado On January 6th, 2012, Alec Bradley Cigars achieved one of the highest honors that can be given to a cigar when their Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill was awarded 2011 Cigar of the Year by Cigar Aficionado magazine. Given this cigar will be on a lot of people’s minds over the next few […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Fine and Rare
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Alec Bradley Fine and Rare In 2011, you can make an argument that Tatuaje’s Wolfman was one of the most sought after cigars by cigar enthusiasts. If I had to say what was the second most sought after cigar, I would have to say it was Alec Bradley’s Fine and Rare. In fact at the […]
Cigar Pre-Review: Alec Bradley Black Market
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Alec Bradley Black Market (my sample) One of the new cigars that was being showcased by Alec Bradley at the 2011 IPCPR trade show was the Alec Bradley Black Market. The Alec Bradley Black Market is a stunning maduro and it has just begun to make its way to retailers’ shelves as this assessment is […]
Cigar Preview: Alec Bradley Fine and Rare (Part 43 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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At the 2011 IPCPR, Alec Bradley unveiled a cigar that I would categorize as an ultra-premium This cigar is called the “Fine and Rare”. While most of the details of the blend have not been disclosed, we do know that the Fine and Rare utilizes ten different tobaccos in the blend. Each box will also […]
Cigar Preview: Alec Bradley Black Market (Part 31 of the 2011 IPCPR Series)
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Shame on me for not having a picture on this one, but Alec Bradley was also active at the 2011 IPCPR Trade Show. Earlier this year, Alec Bradley unveiled a their American Classic Blend. This was released prior to IPCPR and was Alec Bradley’s foray into the Connecticut Shade craze that has hit the cigar […]
Cigar Review: Alec Bradley American Classic Blend
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Alec Bradley American Classic Blend – Gordo I have to admit, when I got word of the new Alec Bradley Cigar – the American Classic Blend, I did not know what to make of it. Part of me wondering if this was going to be an all-American puro. It turns out that this was not […]
2011 Cigar Mock Draft
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Lately I’ve been trying to take this web-site into more of a hard-core direction in terms of cigar information. I’m not sure how successful this transition has been, but I’m trying. There are times where I realize I do need to take a step back and have a little fun. With tonight being the first […]