Alec Bradley Pryme ~ 200X

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ashauler's review

Smoke: Alec Bradley Pryme ~ 200X
Drink: Yuengling Porter
Tunes: None

Wrapper: Ecuadorian
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Draw: Medium to tight draw
Burn: Burned very good
Misc: 90+min

Pre-light: Cedar wrapped with gold band at foot. Colorful and detailed band. Medium brown wrapper and excellent construction. Cedar and tobacco scent. Mild sweet tobacco on prelight flavor.



Light: Medium to easy. Medium to tight draw.

1st 3rd: Full body. Strong tobacco flavors. Spice like pepper. Leather tastes on draw. Full flavor. Oily and some bitter notes mixed in. Altogether a pretty impressive balance. Tobacco flavors mellowing into a sweetness in the first 3rd and overtaking the spicy.



Ash: Scaly, medium gray with dark gray waves (pretty cool looking) Hold for 1 ½”



2nd 3rd: Got a crack around the wrapper at the base of the band. Doesn’t seem to be affecting the flavors or draw. Nice rich semi-sweet tobacco with some leather and oily slightly bitter aftertaste. Has mellowed a bit and is more creamy now.



3rd 3rd: More hot and bitter now, but not overpowering by any stretch. The sweetness and creamy have died out now. I think the first 3rds are really the showcase for this individual cigar. Very nice nonetheless.



Overall impression: Good stuff. I should poke around for some more, but I see a lot of places are sold out now.

Thank you to an unnamed, generous BOTL here.

Will