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Alec Bradley Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it

Alec Bradley Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper and filler from Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar and pepper.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Raices Cubanas Clasico and Alec Bradley American Classic.

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

Alec Bradley Connecticut cigar
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What does Alec Bradley Connecticut taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice

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

WrapperConnecticut Shade
BinderHonduran
FillerHonduran and Nicaraguan
StrengthMild to medium as published by holts.com
BodyMellow to Medium
Made inHonduras
Made byScandinavian Tobacco Group; Fábrica de Tabacos Raíces Cubanas S. de R.L.
FactoryFábrica de Tabacos Raíces Cubanas S. de R.L., Danlí, Honduras
SizesNano 4.25×46 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×50 · Gordo 6×60 · Torpedo 6.125×52 · Churchill 7×50

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

What reviewers say

  • cigar-coop.com: 89 points, Toro, 6 x 50 (2012)In our words: The Toro showed wood, pepper and cream. The review rated burn and draw excellent.

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 Connecticut

The line. The line launched at the 2012 IPCPR trade show. cigar-coop.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 Connecticut

  1. Raices Cubanas ClasicoClosest matchWrapper style not published · Mild to mediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
  2. Alec Bradley American ClassicAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
  3. My Father ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
  4. Raíces ClásicoAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Mild to mediumAlso made in Honduras, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  5. Angel Cuesta Shade by J.C. NewmanOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Mild to mediumAbout the same strength.

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

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