The AB Sun Grown Blend Robusto Natural measures 5x50 with a Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper and Nicaraguan Esteli and Jalapa longfillers. The cigar has a nice tight pack with a very deep earth/chocolate aroma. It features 3 caps with a few visible veins here and there. Alec Bradley cigars have always been a favorite of mine.. let's see how this one goes.
When you first light up this cigar you get a pretty good rush of a dark coffee blended with an earthy flavor. On the finish I got a semi-sweet nut, which isn't surprising because of the fact that it is sun-grown. This cigar has great smoke output, a very even burn, and a perfect draw. It's definitely medium to full bodied. The only thing I don't like so far is the cigar has a very flaky ash that will only hold on a little less than an inch at a time. Otherwise, so far so good.
The 2/3's point of this cigar brings change, but mainly to the finish and flavor. One little thing is the burn has become slightly uneven, nothing severe. The coffee flavors disappeared and the earth flavoring became much deeper along with the semi-sweet nut on the finish changed to a leather sort of flavor with a lot of spice. At this point I developed a pretty good buzz from this cigar.
3/3's to the end of this cigar was a quick one. Meaning, the cigar became very hot to the point where I ended about halfway through where the band was before removal. Although the stick did get hot at the end, I had no problems with this cigar. It provided a perfect draw, great smoke output, and a decently even burn the whole way through. Another great smoke from Alec Bradley.
Stogie Rite score: 96
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