Alec Bradley Announces New Select Cabinet Reserve Cigar Series

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed)
Jun 28th 2009 at 11:01AM

Alec Bradley Cigars has brought a new experience to market. The makers of the Tempus and Maxx cigars have released its Select Cabinet Reserve series. It should be on cigar shop shelves this month and promises to be quite a treat. The series consists of Corona, Robusto, Churchill, Torpedo and Gran Robusto cigars with Honduran Trojes wrappers. The sticks will be released in boxes of 20.

This line of cigars was born from a conversation that Alec Bradley president Alan Rubin had while back on the family farm in Trojes. Over the past five years, the Rubin family had accumulated a large amount of aged, mid-priming Trojes wrapper.

"We talked about the natural sweetness of the wrapper and the chance to develop a blend around its unique flavor profile," Rubin says. "When we got back to the factory, we went to where we store all the wrapper tobacco and opened a few bales for inspection. I grabbed a hand of tobacco containing 25 leaves, plucked two of them, de-stemmed them, and rolled a sample. These caramel colored leaves were glorious to the touch and looked fantastic. Even better, they smoked every bit as good as I expected."

A year later, Alec Bradley's latest creation has been completed and is missing only a cutter, a lighter and someone to enjoy it. Expectations are high, particularly given Rubin's assessment of the product. "The SCR line is built around a mid-priming Trojes wrapper that allowed us to focus on the natural sweetness of the leaf," says Alec Bradley president, Alan Rubin. "The blend is buttery smooth, and possesses an abundance of complex flavors and aromas that will hold your attention from start to finish."

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