"Until that last third I would have said that this was a fairly linear cigar with minimal transition. The last third saved it a little bit but I’m not sure most people would have stuck around for it. I would have been one of them. If you are a fan of a light, liner cigar this will be for you. I’ll be interested to see what this cigar is so I can give it another shot." -Estevan Z. (TheRealBanzi)
Fans of the Alec Bradley Black Market line will soon have another reason to smile. The Black Market Illicit TAA Exclusive is shipping now to retailers nationwide. The production of this new offering from Alec Bradley was first announced in March during the 49th Annual Tobacconist Association of America's Meeting.
Alec Bradley is celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of the Fine & Rare by offer a set of previous releases in 2020. Total production for this release is only 500 boxes.
Today, Alec & Bradley Cigars, announced their third regular production line: 'Kintsugi" (pronounced Kint-Su-Gee). This follows Blind Faith from 2018 and Gatekeeper from 2019.
Alec Bradley Cigar Co., recently acquired by STG, showed off a new vitola at TPE 2023, the Limited Edition Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper Diamond Press. Only 1500 boxes of the new size were produced. Each diamond-shaped box, painted in black and gold, will hold sixteen, 6 ¼” x 54 ring-gauge, Gatekeeper Diamond Press cigars.
Alec Bradley announced today that this years version of the Black Markey Filthy Hooligan, it's sixth, will have a tripple barber pole style. The cigar started off in its original form as an all-candela wrapper cigar, the became candela/maduro barber pole, now is candella/habano maduro/Jalapa barber pole.
Alec Bradley Cigar Company has announced the return of their annual green cigar, Filthy Hooligan, to go along with St. Patricks Day. This marks the fifth year of the release of Filthy Hooligan. The initial blend had Candela wrapped version of the Black Market, now it has evolved into its current format that has two wrapper leaves in a barber pole style.
Alec Bradley is shipping their annual Fine & Rare cigar with this year's being dubbed HOF / 506. This version celebrates Alan Rubin's late father, David Rubin who passed away November 2018. This year's Fine & Rare HOF / 506 measures 6 1/4" X 54 in a Gran Toro that is also box-pressed. Only 2,500 boxes of 10 were made. They will sell for $21.90 a cigar.
For the eleventh time, Alec Bradley is releasing their Fine & Rare limited edition cigar this April. This iteration will be limited to 2,500 boxes and called the Fine & Rare BC-(13)4EV.
"If the flavors of the first third would've lasted for the whole cigar, then this would have been the perfect cigar for me. That being said, this was a very good cigar that I would smoke again. Find some and enjoy, if you are a fan of Cuban style flavors. " -Estevan Z. (TheRealBanzi)
