Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria

[Rockestone]

Friday, January 30, 2009

Alec Bradley Tempus Centuria




The wrapper and binder are Honduran and the filler is a Honduran and Nicaraquan blend.

I have really been looking forward to tonights review. My friend over at Tex Cigars, Mike, sent me a few cigars to review and included an Alec Bradley Tempus. I've never smoked one before but I sure have heard alot about it. Cigar Insider named it the 2nd best cigar of 2008 only be nudged out by Rocky Patel's Decade Torpedo. The Alec Bradley Tempus received a 94 from the Cigar Insider. 94...are you kidding me!! This by far is the highest rated cigar I have ever had the pleasure of smoking.



The Centuria is a Churchill measuring 7 x 49. The cigar seemed a little dry on the cut. It lit with no problems. The draw from the start was perfect. Not too tight and not too loose. The first part of the cigar has a very smooth slightly earthy flavor with just a touch of sweetness. The burn needed to be evened out once or twice at the beginning but finished fine. The ash dropped off of the cigar at about half an inch.




About half way through and the wrapper started coming apart. This did not affect the draw or the burn. The cigar has started to develop a much more complex flavor. The stick has become much more full bodied than at the start.



Almost done now and I'm really enjoying this cigar. For lack of a better term it is what I would describe as "pure". The sweet and the woodsy flavors were blended perfectly. This is definately one of the best cigars that I personally have ever smoked. Remember I mentioned the dryness earlier, the unraveling wrapper and the uneven burn. Turns out none of those affected the cigar's truely great flavor. I don't think you can go wrong with this bad boy. Total smoke time was about an hour and a half.

Rockestone's Rating: 92



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