Description

An annual treat that offers a fine and rare medium-bodied smoking experience with its deep complexity of flavors that can only be obtained by carefully blending 10 different tobacco leaves to create a one-of-a-kind cigar. Since 2011, Alec Bradley has released a Fine and Rare cigar with a new blend. For this release, the blend consists of a Criollo 98 wrapper from Trojes, Honduras, a dual binder consisting of a Corojo 99 leaf from Trojes as well as a Criollo 98 leaf from Jamastran, Honduras. The filler is composed of Corojo 99 leaves from Jamastran and Trojes in Honduras and Esteli, Nicaragua, Criollo 98 leaves from Jamastran, Honduras and Esteli and Jalapa, Nicaragua, and Corojo 98 leaves from Trojes, Honduras. Whew! Incredibly, this specially arranged blend provides an intricate and satisfying smoke that must be tried to be believed. The Alec Bradley Fine and Rare A(11)-FYT is handmade in Honduras. This is a very limited-edition cigar. Only 1,500 boxes of 10 cigars per box were made. Order yours today!

Specifications

• BrandsAlec Bradley Fine and RareWhen Alec Bradley decided to make a new cigar using 10 leaves of tobacco in one single cigar, he gave the task to the most experienced rollers at the Raices Cubanas factory in Honduras. This was the beginning of the Alec Bradley Fine and Rare, a cigar that has more tobacco packed into it than any other regular cigar. The cigar features a Honduran Trojes wrapper leaf, a double binder of Honduran and Nicaraguan leaves, and seven long-filler tobaccos. The first Alec Bradley Fine and Rare was released in 2011.
• Cigar ShapeDouble CoronaDouble Coronas are usually 6.75 to 8 inches long by a 49 to 54 ring.
• Cigar SectionRoundMost cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length7″This cigar is 7 inches long, or 177.8 mm.
• OriginHondurasMost cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.Honduras, a Central American country which shares a border with Nicaragua, is widely known in the premium cigar industry as the ideal place to grow Cuban and Connecticut seed tobaccos. Danli and the Jamastran Valley is considered the heart of Honduras cigar industry. The Jamastran Valley is known for producing a full-bodied tobacco that draws strong comparisons to the tobacco grown in the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. This same region is also known for its Connecticut shade grown and Corojo shade grown tobacco. In addition, Honduras produces Cuban-seed sun grown filler tobaccos of the highest quality.
• Cigar Ring Gauge54The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 54, so his diameter is 54/64 inches or 21.34 mm.
• Strength Medium
• Wrapper ColorColoradoCigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (MaduroorOscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Colorado is a medium brown color also known as EMS or English Market Selection as this used to be the color with more popularity in England than in America.
• Single PackagingCellophane
• Rolling TypeHandmadeHandmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar ManufacturerRaices CubanasRaices Cubanas, aka Fabrica de Tabacos Raices Cubanas S. de R.L., is a premium cigar manufacturer that was founded in 1974 by Hugo Endemano. Located in Honduras, this family owned-and-operated factory produces cigars for well-known brands such as Alec Bradley, Illusione, Padilla, Di Fazio Cigars Corp, and Viaje.
• Cigar WrapperCriolloThe wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Criollo tobacco was originally developed for filler, but was found to be tasty as a wrapper when shade-grown. Criollo means “native” in Spanish. This tobacco originated in Cuba but is now being cultivated in other countries as seeds have been smuggled out of Cuba.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
• Cigar BinderHondurasThe binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar and bind the filler tobaccos together. Honduran tobacco is known for being full-bodied. Cigars produced in Honduras are regarded for their consistency and quality. Using Honduran tobacco as a binder will add to the cigars overall strength and flavor profile.
• Cigar FillerHondurasFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.NicaraguaFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.
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