AB Gatekeeper 

This brand is the second release from Alec and Bradley.  On this project, they worked together with the ‘Godfather’ of cigars, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo at his factory in the Dominican Republic.  With the Gatekeeper, they have opened the gates to new tobaccos and experiences.  Ernesto has given the Rubin brothers the opportunity to grow as second-generation cigar makers. -RATED 97 Cigar Aficionado's #7 Cigar of 2020

AB Tempus Natural 

A great tobacco man once told me- “listen to the tobacco, it will tell you when it’s ready.” When I tried a special estate-grown premium tobacco from Trojes, Honduras, it spoke to me, and I listened. The Trojes tobacco delivered flavors and complexities I had never experienced before. The taste was incredible, and the blending process began. Tempus is Latin for time – and it took time to learn, grow, blend and age. Tempus would eventually rate a ‘94’ in Cigar Aficionado, becoming Alec Bradley’s first of many ‘Top 25 Cigars of the Year’. I hope you take the time to enjoy this very special cigar! - RATED 94

AB Black Market 

Every month, for over a year, I had been working on blends with a special tobacco from Panama. The unique flavor of Panamanian tobacco, that I so thoroughly enjoy, somehow had to be shared with the world. Creating 18 different Panamanian blends, I smoked the third one in line and knew this was Black Market! The mystery of Panamanian tobacco and the crate like box in which Black Market is displayed illustrates this cigar’s journey. -RATED 90

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