Alec Bradley Sanctum

Wrapper: Honduran Corojo
Binder: Costa Rican
Filler: Colombian, Honduran, Nicaraguan
Size: 5 x 52 “Robusto”
Body: Medium/Full
Price: $7.25
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The Sanctum was blended by Alec Bradley Executive Vice President; Ralph Montero.
The Alec Bradley Sanctum is a nice looking stick. It is a light russet brown with loads of oil and very smooth to the touch.
Seams are invisible. Veins are minimal. It has a perfectly applied triple cap. And it is solidly packed. No soft spots.

The shaft smells of cream, spice, chocolate, coffee, and earthy tobacco.
The clipped cap and foot smell of rich tobacco, cocoa, sweetness, barnyard, and cream.
The cold draw brings raisins, chocolate, spice, cream, hay, and something very sweet.

Very smoky with a great draw. And then an apple cart full of red pepper.
Flavors are: wood, cream, coffee, cocoa, sweetness, fruit, and leather.

The fruit defines itself as a bit of raisin and black cherry. I can also taste a bit of steak sauce. Nice combo of sweet and savory.

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Second third:
Spice, creaminess, steak sauce, chocolate, coffee, leather, earthiness, fruit, herbal notes, molasses, wood, and nuts with a toasty element.


Construction is perfect. No burn issues. No wrapper issues. And a perfect draw.

The Alec Bradley Sanctum hits a strong medium/full body now. The nicotine is strong.

Last third: Smoke time has been 50 minutes.
Creaminess, fruit, spice, chocolate, herbal notes, steak sauce, nuts, toasty, leather, graham cracker, wood, cedar, and a very rich earthy tobacco element.

The chocolate and coffee flavors are on the wane.
But the spiciness has returned with a vengeance.

Price point: Ridiculous. $7.25 for a cigar this fantastic. Brava Alec Bradley Cigars.
They could have gone for the greed factor like so many other new cigars but they didn’t.

I believe that the Alec Bradley Sanctum is a quantum leap for the A/B folks. It has all the qualities of a small batch boutique blend. And the price of a knock around cigar.

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Would you say that the nicotine strength ended up a Full, or a Medium-Full?

It ended up being very full bodied.

Veins are minimal.



The shaft smells of cream and something very sweet.



You had me at sweet smelling shaft
Haha. Nice review, wish the one I smoked Wednesday was even as remotely complex.