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Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art: flavour profile and cigars like it

Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Maduro wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padron Black PB-99 Maduro and Kristoff Corojo Limitada.

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

Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art cigar
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What does Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art taste like?

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

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

WrapperHonduran; not disclosed
BinderHonduran and Nicaraguan
FillerHonduran and Nicaraguan
StrengthMedium to full as published by cigar-coop.com
BodyMedium to Full
Made inHonduras
Made byScandinavian Tobacco Group acquired Alec Bradley in 2023; Alec Bradley; Alan Rubin, at launch
FactoryFábrica de Tabacos Raíces Cubanas S. de R.L., Honduras
SizesRobusto 5×52 · Gran Toro 6.25×52 · Churchill 7×50 · Torpedo 6.5×52 · Double T 6×60

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

What reviewers say

  • William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 89 points, Gran Toro, 6 1/2 x 52 (2018)In our words: The reviewer found strong draw and pepper-forward flavour. Interest dropped in the final third.
  • Tom O., Double T, 6 x 60 (2024)In our words: The review liked the blend's balance. A crooked burn reduced the score.

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 Prensado Lost Art

The line. Lost Art launched in 2017 as a different blend from original Prensado. 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 Prensado Lost Art

  1. Padron Black PB-99 MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAbout the same strength.
  2. Kristoff Corojo LimitadaAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  3. Inch by E.P. Carrillo NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  4. Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025)Also fitsHabano wrapper · MediumMore earth and leather, a step milder.
  5. Saint Luis Rey Carenas UltramarOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.

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

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