The above video goes away if you are a member and logged in, so log in now!
 

CIGAR REVIEWS | CIGAR VIDEOS | INTERVIEWS | CIGAR NEWS | OUR TWO CENTS BLOGS | PUFFCAST | CIGAR FORUMS | PUFF LIFESTYLE | CONTACT

Puff Cigar Discussion Forums

Go Back   Puff Cigar Discussion Forums > The Cigar Lounges at Puff > General Cigar Discussion > Non-Habanos Reviews

Alec Bradley Spirit of Cuba Habano Review

This is a discussion on Alec Bradley Spirit of Cuba Habano Review within the Non-Habanos Reviews forums, part of the General Cigar Discussion category; Here is the description from Lil Brown website: SPIRIT OF CUBA HABANO Blend: Wrapper: Habano Binder: Honduras Filler: Nicaragua, Columbia, ...

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 06-15-2006, 09:44 PM   #1
Evolving Lead Puffer Fish
 
fitzsmoke's Avatar

fitzsmoke's Profile
Join Date: Mar 2006
City: Oregon, USA
Posts: 530
Gameroom cash: $250
Ring Gauge: 83
fitzsmoke's Icons
 
Alec Bradley Spirit of Cuba Habano Review

Here is the description from Lil Brown website:

SPIRIT OF CUBA HABANO Blend: Wrapper: Habano Binder: Honduras Filler: Nicaragua, Columbia, Honduras The Spirit of Cuba Habano is hand made in Honduras. A dark, rich and oily Habano wrapper adorns this Cuban Sandwich filler cigar. It combines trimmed premium grade tobacco leaves rolled around a central leaf that runs the length of the cigar. Compared to other cigars in this price range, the Spirit of Cuba Habano cigar offers cigar smokers a unique high quality smoking experience. "The introduction of the Spirit of Cuba Habano demonstrates our commitment to offering cigar smokers a quality smoke at a surprisingly affordable price." Rubin said. Alan Rubin, President of Alec Bradley Cigar Co. explains it this way. "This construction method offers greater stability, slower burn rate and a longer ash than short-filler cigars." As Rubin puts it "It just plain smokes like a premium."

My experience: This budget stogie has been lurking in my humi for about 3 months. This one was the Natural version. Looking a medium-golden brown with a fairly smooth wrapper and no splotches or lumps at all.

Applied butane flame to the foot and underway rather quickly. Initial taste; smooth and very mild. About one inch into the burn, some rich light spice comes into play. About the half-way point it is tasting very nice with a mild to medium strength. At approximately two-thirds gone hit a small pocket of ammonia flavor and some bitterness. Hung in there and it smoothed back to a nice medium mellow flavor. Smoked it to about the inch and one-half point. At that point I was starting to get a little tongue-bite so I let it expire.

Construction: 7.5, Appearance 8.5, Burn 7, Flavor 6 to 7.5, Value 9.5.

Would I buy this again? For just a hair over $1.00, a real good yard 'gar.
I won't be buying a bundle at this time as I want to try the corojo version first. Construction would have been a point higher but I had a small flap of wrapper pop up about half-way. Could have been me bashing about the yard but the wrapper was on the thin side.

Total avg. score: 7.8 (Only as a value cigar) out of 10. Against all challengers about a 5.
__________________
Life is too short...
fitzsmoke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-15-2006, 10:15 PM   #2
Maturing Puffer Fish

smellyfeet's Profile
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 102
Gameroom cash: $785
Ring Gauge: 19
smellyfeet's Icons
 
Re: Alec Bradley Spirit of Cuba Habano

I had the churchill version last Xmas, it was in a sampler pack from indulgecigars.com . Quite smooth and mild with hardly any flavor at all, costs around $30 a box. I would buy other budget cigars instead (Flor de Oliva, La Vieja, etc.), but all in all not as bad a some other yard 'gar brands.

Last edited by smellyfeet; 06-15-2006 at 10:24 PM..
smellyfeet is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-09-2006, 03:24 PM   #3
Evolving Lead Puffer Fish
 
fitzsmoke's Avatar

fitzsmoke's Profile
Join Date: Mar 2006
City: Oregon, USA
Posts: 530
Gameroom cash: $250
Ring Gauge: 83
fitzsmoke's Icons
 
Re: Alec Bradley Spirit of Cuba Habano

Quote:
Originally Posted by smellyfeet
I had the churchill version last Xmas, it was in a sampler pack from indulgecigars.com . Quite smooth and mild with hardly any flavor at all, costs around $30 a box. I would buy other budget cigars instead (Flor de Oliva, La Vieja, etc.), but all in all not as bad a some other yard 'gar brands.
I agree. But I would smoke another if offered.
__________________
Life is too short...
fitzsmoke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-09-2006, 03:43 PM   #4
Huge Puffer Fish packed with spikes
 
Baric's Avatar

Baric's Profile
Join Date: Jun 2006
City: Lincolnshire, UK
Posts: 2,012
Gameroom cash: $250
Ring Gauge: 151
Baric's Icons
 
Re: Alec Bradley Spirit of Cuba Habano

Interesting review-sounds too mild for me, but thanks for the information!
Baric is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
alec , bradley , cuba , habano , review , spirit

Go Back   Puff Cigar Discussion Forums > The Cigar Lounges at Puff > General Cigar Discussion > Non-Habanos Reviews

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Alec Bradley Trumpet General Cigar Discussion 7 04-25-2006 05:28 PM
Alec Bradley Gordo; my take donp Non-Habanos Reviews 0 04-16-2006 08:54 PM
Review: Alec Bradley – Spirit of Cuba Robusto Corojo Roger Miller" Non-Habanos Reviews 0 11-19-2004 01:30 PM
Occidental HSG & Alec Bradley HSG The Dutch General Cigar Discussion 5 07-14-2004 12:06 PM




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:08 AM.


© 2009 by Puff Enterprises. All rights reserved. Puff Cluster hosted by Hostway.
Terms of Service - Privacy Policy