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Alec Bradley 30 Years: flavour profile and cigars like it

Alec Bradley 30 Years is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Maduro (Exclusivo) and Rocky Patel Conviction.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Alec Bradley 30 Years cigar
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What does Alec Bradley 30 Years taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cocoa and coffee

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperHonduran Trojes
BinderHonduran Jamastran and Nicaraguan Jalapa
FillerNicaragua, Estelí and Jalapa; Honduras, Jamastran and Trojes
StrengthMedium to full as published by luxurycigarclub.com
BodyMedium to Full
Made inHonduras
Made byScandinavian Tobacco Group; Forged Cigar Co.; Formal blender undisclosed. Alan, Alec, and Bradley Rubin selected the blend.
FactoryRaíces Cubanas
SizesRobusto 5×52 · Toro 6×54 · Gordo 6×60 · Perfecto 6.75×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Alec Bradley 30 Years

The line. The line commemorates Alec Bradley’s thirty-year milestone. Retail shipment was scheduled for May 2026. cigaraficionado.com

The brand. Alan Rubin founded Alec Bradley in 1996. The brand takes its name from his sons. STG acquired the Alec Bradley cigar business in March 2023. The official site identifies Forged Cigar Co. alecbradley.com

Cigars like Alec Bradley 30 Years

  1. Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Maduro (Exclusivo)Closest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  2. Rocky Patel ConvictionAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
  3. Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo La Amistad BlackAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium-full to fullAbout the same strength.
  4. All Saints Saint FrancisAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumA step milder.
  5. Foundation Cigars Olmec MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · FullA step stronger.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Alec Bradley 30 Years as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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