Alec Bradley

Prensado Gran Toro

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Full🇭🇳 HondurasNew WorldGran ToroUSD 15

CA #1 Cigar of the Year 2011. 'Prensado' means box-pressed in Spanish. Honduran Corojo 2006 wrapper from the Trojes region — an underrated source of outstanding wrapper leaf. Produced at Raíces Cubanas in Danlí.

Tasting notes: Rich and full. Dark chocolate, espresso, earth, leather, toasted almond, spice.

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Vitals

Origin

🇭🇳 Honduras

Strength

Full

Vitola

Gran Toro

Length

Ring Gauge

MSRP

USD 14.50

Made in

🇭🇳 Honduras

Construction

Handmade, Long filler, Box pressed

New World

Grown and blended outside Cuba — Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Ecuador and beyond. New World makers have redefined premium cigar-making with bold innovation and diverse microclimates.

Leaf Composition

Wrapper

Corojo 2006

Natural

🇭🇳 Trojes, Olancho, Honduras

Binder

🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Filler

🇭🇳 Honduras🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Box-pressed (prensado). Honduran Corojo 2006 wrapper from Trojes — one of Honduras's finest wrapper regions.

Flavour Profile

producer baseline

Producer baseline

Flavour axis	Producer baseline (0–5)
Body	0.0
Dark Fruit	0.0
Bright Fruit	0.0
Herbal	0.0
Spice	1.5
Sweet	0.0
Vanilla	0.0
Caramel	0.0
Cocoa	4.5
Nutty	3.0
Cedar	0.0
Earth	1.5
Leather	1.5
Finish	0.0

The Brand

Est.1996HQFort Lauderdale, Florida, USAFactoryRaíces Cubanas S.A., Danlí, Honduras

Founded 1996 by Alan Rubin. Honduran-heavy production. Prensado line — blended with master blender from Raíces Cubanas — won CA #1 Cigar of the Year 2011.

2011

Prensado wins CA #1 Cigar of the Year

Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro earns Cigar Aficionado's #1 Cigar of the Year with 96 points. A watershed moment for a boutique brand against the large established manufacturers. Puts Honduran Corojo wrapper on the map.

1996

Founded by Alan Rubin in Fort Lauderdale

Alan Rubin founds Alec Bradley, naming it after his two sons Alec and Bradley. The brand imports and distributes cigars initially before developing its own blends. Honduran Raíces Cubanas becomes the primary production partner.

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