Size: 5.5″ x 42
Vitola: Corona
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Origin: Nicaragua?
Got my hands on the new Alec Bradley cigar (from Capital City Cigars of course) and figured I’d fire it up ASAP. Alec Bradley Cigars is famous for the Maxx line as well as one of the more interesting cigar shapes I have ever seen in the triangle-pressed Trilogy line.
The cool thing about Tempus line is that it is available in a corona and giant corona size. Got to love the coronas!
This is a dark brown cigar, even coloration on the wrapper and not too veiny. I punched it and the draw was nice and easy, which is often complicated for non-Cuban cigar manufacturers (sorry, but it is).
After I lit it and started writing this review, it went out. That’s not a good sign.
Flavor wise, its not a terribly spicy cigar. It doesn’t give you much on the palate, but it actually delivers a ton of flavors in the sinuses. There is an undercurrent of sweetness in the cigar with a richness and depth that shows proper aging. I pick up notes, in my sinuses, of cherry coffee and chocolate. The cigar has a nice medium finish.
The ash is very short, in fact I have to tap it every quarter inch or so, so that I don’t were it all over my expensive designer cut-off t-shirt.
I like the artwork/design on the band but do not like the second band on the foot. Each band seems to be scaled for the size of the cigar which is cool. As an aside, what’s up with all of the second bands? Can’t fit it all on one?
I would like to retract my spicy comment, it does begin to pick up some spiciness around the halfway point, not too much, just the right amount of pepper that tickles your tongue and sinus.
So with flavor and appearance I was very pleased, but I was disappointed on construction. So I can’t give this too high of a score but the cigar does show good potential.
Rating: 85 (B)
