New Alec Bradley Cabinet Reserve
16 Jun, 2009- Some of the most surprising blends are those constructed around a special leaf. That’s what Alec Bradley Cigar Company founder Alan Rubin is hoping for with his new Select Cabinet Reserve line, due in stores in mid-June.
- The key to the new blend is a wrapper leaf grown in Trojes, Honduras. The entire project, said Rubin, "is built around a mid-priming Trojes wrapper that allowed us for focus on the natural sweetness of the leaf. The blend is buttery smooth, and possesses an abundance of complex flavors and aromas that will hold your attention from start to finish."
- Rubin and his team had been accumulating this mid-priming leaf for several years and decided this was the time to do something with it given its unique flavor profile. After discussing the options, Rubin said that "when we got back to the factory, we went to where we store all of the wrapper tobacco and opened a few bales for inspection.
- "I grabbed a hand of tobacco, containing 25 leaves, plucked two of them, de-stemmed them, and rolled a sample. These caramel-colored leaves were glorious to the touch and look fantastic. Even better, they smoked every bit as good as I expected." That was about a year ago and the cigars are now in transit to Alec Bradley retailers nationwide.
- The Select Cabinet Reserve is also uniquely presented, without cellophane, in lacquered boxes of 20. Five sizes are available from the start:
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- - Corona (5 1/2 inches by 42 ring gauge)
- - Robusto (5 x 50)
- - Gran Robusto (5 1/2 x 60)
- - Churchill (7 x 48)
- - Torpedo (6 1/8 x 52)
- Rubin has been on a roll of late (please pardon the pun!) with the success of the Alec Bradley MAXX and Tempus lines. While full-bodied, the Select Cabinet Reserve appears to offer a taste profile that will complete a full range of tastes, emphasizing more sweetness compared to the bolder tones of the last two Alec Bradley introductions.
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