Posted in Alec Bradley, Cigar Reviews, tagged Alec Bradley, Alec Bradley SCR, Alec Bradley Special Cabinet Reserve, Alec Bradley Tempus on July 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Size: 5 1/2″ x 44
Vitola: Corona
Wrapper: Honduran Trojes
Origin: Honduras
Age: fresh
Fresh off the success of the Tempus, Alec Bradley is releasing three new lines this year including the SCR or “Select Cabinet Reserve”. This cigar features a Honduran Trojes wrapper, whatever that is. Here’s the blurb from the Alec Bradley website:
The careful selection of mid and [...]
Posted in Alec Bradley, Cigar Reviews, tagged Alec Bradley on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 6″ x 50
Vitola: Torpedo
Wrapper: Cameroon
Origin: Honduras
From the Vault: This cigar has been resting for a while, so I thought I’d pull it out and see what almost two years has done to the cigar.
It ’s a nice enough looking cigar, dark brown with a little bit of tooth.
From the start I picked up a funky [...]
Posted in Alec Bradley, Cigar Reviews, tagged Alec Bradley, Tempus on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 7 1/2″ x 41
Vitola: Long Panetela
Wrapper:Honduran Habano
Origin: Honduras
Made at the same factory as the ultra hot Illusione brand, the Tempus is also becoming a very popular hard to get cigar. You can find the Tempus at Empire Cigars. I really enjoyed the corona I tried earlier, so I couldn’t wait to try the lancero…
To start [...]
Posted in Alec Bradley, Cigar Reviews, tagged Alec Bradley on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size: 5″ x 50
Vitola: Robusto
Wrapper: Cameroon
Origin: Honduras
From the Vault: Another from the vault, this little cigar was made famous by its gimmicky shape. Instead of a normal box-press, the Trilogy had a tri-press or three sided shape. Alec Bradley stopped incorporating the tri-press into the Trilogy.
The cigar has a nice silky feel to it; it’s [...]
Posted in Alec Bradley, Cigar Reviews, tagged Alec Bradley, Tempus on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
