While looking around my humidors the other day, I came across some pre-release Alec Bradley American Classic Blend cigars. I had forgotten all about them. I felt they had aged enough and that it was time to burn them.
The American Classic Blend is comprised of a Honduran Connecticut wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and filler leaves from Esteli and Condega.
The cigar is available in the following sizes:
- Corona - 5 1/2 x 42
- Robusto - 5 x 50
- Toro - 6 x 50
- Churchill - 7 x 48
- Torpedo - 6 1/8 x 52
- Gordo - 6 x 60
The cigars will come in boxes of 20.
The wrapper is light brown in color, thin veined and has a smooth, leathery feel. The body of the cigar felt firm with no soft spots.
The wrapper has a mild tobacco aroma and the foot smelled of earth and ammonia. The pre-light draw had a slightly sweet flavor and a small amount of resistance.
Once lit, the burn was a little wavy but self corrected very quickly. The draw was good with very little resistance. There was a medium carbon ring and a light gray ash that dropped naturally around the 1 ½ inch mark.
The cigar produced some good smoke volume that had a smooth and creamy mouth feel.
I picked up on some sweet flavors initially and a small amount of spice on the exhale. Further along into the cigar I found a mix of cedar, light coffee and a slight bitterness. There was also a refreshing, tingly finish.
I found the Alec Bradley American Classic Blend to be a medium bodied, medium strength cigar. I felt that the cigar paired well with coffee in the morning and had enough character and complexity to work well after meals and in the evenings with a cocktail.
This was a very enjoyable, well balanced cigar that I would recommend to anyone.
Disclaimer: The cigars used for this review were provided by the manufacturer.
Alec Bradley Cigars can be found at these fine Tampa Bay tobacconists:
Cigar Castle - 11724 N 56th St Tampa, FL 33617 (813) 985-1300
Cigar Cave - 37748 US Highway 19 Palm Harbor, FL 34684-1020 (727) 938-2283
Clearwater Cigar Company - 2454 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, FL 33759 (727) 726-2442
Edwards Pipe and Tobacco - 3235 Henderson Boulevard, Tampa, FL (813) 872-0723
King Corona Cigars - 1523 East 7th Avenue,Tampa, FL 33605 (813) 241-9109
MJM Fine Cigars & Tobacco - 31816 US Highway 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684-3713 (727) 259-2447
St. Pete Cigar - 968 58th St N, St Petersburg, FL 33710 (727) 381-9027
Tampa Humidor - 1418 E. Busch Blvd #105,Tampa, FL 33612 (813) 990-8535
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