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Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf: flavour profile and cigars like it

Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is full. It has a Broadleaf wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cocoa, cedar, earth, pepper and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are La Palina Silver Label and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Umbagog.

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

Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf cigar
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What does Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cocoa and coffee
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperHonduran Connecticut-seed Broadleaf
BinderHonduran Broadleaf; Nicaraguan
FillerHonduran; Nicaraguan
StrengthFull as published by smokingpipes.com
BodyFull
Made inHonduras
Made byTobacos de Oriente S.A.
FactoryTobacos de Oriente S.A., Honduras
SizesChunk 4×60 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Gordo 6×60 · Gran Corona 7×46

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 Double Broadleaf

The line. The third Experimental Series release debuted at PCA 2022. It shipped in September 2022. cigardojo.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 Double Broadleaf

  1. La Palina Silver LabelClosest matchHabano wrapper · FullAlso made in Honduras, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  2. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust UmbagogAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · FullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  3. My Father OriginalAlso fitsHabano wrapper · FullMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  4. Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight CommanderAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · FullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  5. Padron 1926 Serie No.47 MaduroOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, a step milder.

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

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