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Alec Bradley Black Market: flavour profile and cigars like it

Alec Bradley Black Market is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Nicaraguan wrapper over Panamanian and Honduran filler. Published tasting notes mention spice, pepper, cocoa, earth, dried herbs and hickory.

On our flavour map it leans toward pepper and spice, with earth and leather behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Rocky Patel Sun Grown and E.P. Carrillo Pledge.

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What does Alec Bradley Black Market taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • spice
  • pepper
  • cocoa
  • earth
  • dried herbs
  • hickory

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

WrapperNicaraguan
BinderSumatran (Sumatra-seed, grown in Ecuador per Cigar Aficionado)
FillerPanamanian and Honduran
StrengthMedium to full
Made byAlec Bradley (Forged Cigar Co.; rolled in Honduras)
SizesRobusto 5.25x52 · Toro 6x50 · Gordo 6x60 · Torpedo 6.125x54 · Churchill 7x50 · Punk 4.25x42

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

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: cocoa and spice notes, smooth, slow burn and good value.

Some say: inconsistent draw and burn and cracked wrappers in one box.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in Estonia and the Nordics.

Cigars like Alec Bradley Black Market

  1. Rocky Patel Sun Grown72% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullLess hay and herbs, same strength.
  2. E.P. Carrillo Pledge70% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · FullMore fruit and flowers, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
  3. CAO Pilón68% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore cream and nuts, less hay and herbs, a step milder.
  4. My Father La Opulencia68% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, less hay and herbs, same strength.
  5. Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua68% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · FullMore cream and nuts, less hay and herbs, a step stronger.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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