Habano wrapper · Medium
Alec Bradley Gatekeeper: flavour profile and cigars like it
Alec Bradley Gatekeeper is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Alec Bradley American Sun Grown and Aladino Classic.
What does Alec Bradley Gatekeeper taste like?
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan; Dominican |
| Strength | Medium as published by neptunecigar.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Tabacos de Oriente, announced 2021 |
| Blender | Alec and Bradley Rubin with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo |
| Factory | Tabacos de Oriente, Danlí, Honduras, announced 2021 |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Corona 5.125×42 · Toro 6×52 · Gordo 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado editorial staff (cigaraficionado.com): 95 points, Robusto, 5 x 50 (2021)In our words: The original Dominican Robusto showed pepper, nougat, caramel, and leather.
- Cigar Aficionado editorial staff (cigaraficionado.com): 91 points, Robusto, 5 x 50 (2020)In our words: The original Dominican Robusto was spicy, with pepper, leather, nougat, and caramel.
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 Gatekeeper
The line. Alec and Bradley Rubin partnered with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo in 2019. Production moved from Dominican Republic to Honduras in 2021. 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 Gatekeeper
- Alec Bradley American Sun GrownClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumLess cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Aladino ClassicAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Honduras, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more pepper and spice, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Opus X Angel's ShareAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Ghost GoldOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Alec Bradley Gatekeeper as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- alecbradley.com/cigars/gatekeeper
- cigardojo.com/2019/06/alec-and-bradley-announce-gatekeeper
- cigaraficionado.com/article/alec-bradley-gatekeeper-production-moving-from-dominican-republic-to-honduras
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/22640/name/alec-bradley-gatekeeper-robusto
- alecbradley.com/about
- atlanticcigar.com/alec-bradley-gatekeeper-toro
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/21789/name/alec-bradley-gatekeeper-robusto
- st-group.com/media/keekj5ca/interim-report-q3-2023.pdf
- cigaraficionado.com/article/telling-the-complete-truth-about-licenciados-cigars-17025
- neptunecigar.com/cigar/alec-and-bradley-gatekeeper