Alec Bradley Cigars Prensado

Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill

Cigar Aficionado · Jan 1, 2012

Alan Rubin has come a long way in 16 years. He first joined the cigar business in 1996, selling a cigar brand designed for sale at golf courses. It didn't succeed. Rubin had left the family fastener business for something he enjoyed: selling cigars. He named his young company after his two sons, Alec and Bradley, but struggled to find his way. Deep in debt, he realized he had to be in premium cigar stores. He gained a measure of popularity by selling cigars in bundles. Trying to find an edge in an industry that was going through difficult times, he showed signs of innovation early with the release of a cigar with a triangular shape, a first for the cigar business. In 2007 he finally hit his stride with the creation of Alec Bradley Tempus, a heavy-bodied cigar that brought his best ratings to date as well as industry buzz. Two years later, he created a blend called Alec Bradley Prensado. Rubin had smoked a very dark wrapper leaf grown in a region of southern Honduras called Trojes and decided to build a cigar brand around it, using Central American tobacco exclusively. And what a cigar he made. The brand hit the market in 2009 and was acclaimed from the very beginning. In a vertical brand tasting in Cigar Insider of the five original sizes, each scored 91 points or more and earned our accolade of Humidor Selection. The Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill, made at the superb Raices Cubanas factory in Danlí, Honduras, is as gorgeous a cigar as you'll ever see, with a picture-perfect head and a stunning wrapper. But it is the flavor that makes it a classic smoke. The Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos come together to create leather, chocolate and spice notes, and a long, lush finish.

Churchill · 7.00″ × 48 · Full · Honduras

Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro

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Gran Toro · 6.00″ × 54 · Honduras

Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill

Tiny Tim's Cigar Blog · Jan 28, 2012

7.00″ × 48

Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Belicoso

Cigar Coop · May 13, 2020

Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […] Key flavors: Cream, Cherry, Cedar, Wood, Baker’s Spice, Black Pepper.

Gran Belicoso · 5.50″ × 56 · Medium · Honduras

Alec Bradley Prensado DeSocio

Halfwheel · Jan 31, 2014

I have never been the Prensados biggest cheerleader. The Churchill did not do it for me, the Corona Gorda did not do it for me and the TAA Figurado didn’t last more than an inch in my hands. And yet, I got pretty far into nubbing the DeSocio. It is not the most complex cigar I’ve smoked this month, but it was without a lot of the harshness that have plagued previous Alec Bradley reviews , it was elementary, but good.

Belicoso · Honduras

Alec Bradley Prensado

Holt's Staff Reviews · Dec 28, 2017

Alec Bradley brand founder Alan Rubin is a sincere fella. I’ve met him a handful of times over the years and it’s always a pleasure to hang out with him, as well as the personable crew that manages his brand. Prior to getting into the cigar industry, Rubin worked in his father’s hardware-importing business which he sold in the mid-1990s. He discovered a real passion for premium cigars in his early twenties that he ardently channeled into a family business of his own. The Alec Bradley brand is actually named for Rubin’s sons, Alec and Bradley.

Alec Bradley Prensado Review - 96 rated by Cigar Afficianado

Klaro Cigars · Aug 1, 2022

So I came into reviewing the Alec Bradley Pensado with pretty high expectations. It's rated 96 on cigar Afficianado which is the highest rating of any cigar I've ever smoked. As many of you know, I'm on a chocolate finding journey and so when one of the notes was mentioned as chocolate and the churchill version was rat

Medium · Honduran