Alec Bradley Prensado Super Cigar Sampler

The Alec Bradley Prensado was just awarded the cigar of the year for 2011 by the Cigar Aficionado magazine. Since the magazine rates cigars from all over the world (including Cuban cigars!) we have to conclude that the Prensado is the best cigar in the world. This is a gorgeous cigar, featuring a stunning wrapper with Honduran and Nicaraguan blend with a rich aroma of leather, chocolate and spice. But wait, this sampler is dedicated to Alec Bradley with 4 more different fantastic cigars.

Alec Bradley Family Blend T11 (6 1/8 x 52) Alec Bradley Family Blend cigars were created especially to honor the fathers of the company's three principal executives, Alan Rubin , Ralph Montero, and George Sosa. The Alec Bradley Family Blend cigars come In chests of 50 cigars bearing the signatures of David Rubin, Miguel Montero and Reinaldo Sosa. The smoke is medium-bodied, creamy-smooth, and full-flavored with a marvelous aroma.

Alec Bradley American Classic Torpedo (6 1/8 x 52) The American Classic was a Tampa-style cigar of the early 20th cen­tury that was affordably priced, smooth, sweet and complex. Now, Alec Bradley is reviving thst brand. Alen Rubin rolled the cigar out in July. It is a mild- to medium-bodied cigar made by Nestor Plasencia’s Segovia factory in Estelí, Nicara­gua with Nicara­guan filler, Nicaraguan binder and a Connecticut-seed Honduran wrapper.

Alec Bradley Prensado Corona Gordo (5 5/8 x 46) This cigar was built around a new wrapper, the Corojo dos mil, seis (Corojo 2006). The wrapper was grown in late 2006 on the farm in Trojes Honduras and was in fermentation and aging through mid 2008. In addition, the cigar has a beautiful reddish brown "cubanesque" look and feel. Prensado is Alec Bradley's first traditional pressed line of cigars and the most full bodied blend to date.

Alec Bradley Select Cabinet Reserve Robusto (5 x 50) Introduced in 2009, the Alec Bradley Select Cabinet Reserve cigar line was built around a naturally sweet wrapper leaf from Honduras. An excellent cigar and an excellent value. The Alec Bradley SCR - Select Cabinet Reserve name emaphasises the high quality and exceptional attention to all details in the production of this cigar, which calminated in a series of high rating by the Cigar Aficionado magazine. The SCR received a "90" rating and the Alec Bradley Family Blend cigars received lately the coveted "94" rating by the Cigar Aficionado magazine which also selected it among the top cigars of 2010.

Alec Bradley Black Market Torpedo (6 1/4 x 54) This complex, premium maduro of Alec Bradley showcases tobaccos leaves from 4 countries. The Black Market is a medium-body luxury cigar sports a silky Nicaraguan Jalapa wrapper cured to a dark oily shine, with a Sumatra binder and Honduran Jamastran Blend. The tobaccos have been aged for years achieving the perfect balance and smooth character we got to expect of any Alec Bradley cigar.