Alec Bradley American Sungrown Toro - Box of 24

The standard-sized expression of American Sungrown's bolder reinvention of the beloved American Classic recipe. At 6 x 50, the Toro wraps a dark, coffee bean colored Nicaraguan Sun-Grown Habano leaf, silky in complexion with a touch of Colorado red visible in the darker hue, around the same Nicaraguan Jalapa binder and Estelí-Condega filler blend found in the original American Classic, rolled at Plasencia Cigars in Estelí, Nicaragua.

The pre-light dry draw on this size has been described as delivering genuine tobacco character right from the start, and once lit, the Toro settles into the medium to full body Alec Bradley's own team specifically built this line to deliver, more spice, more darkness, and more presence than the milder American Classic wrapper it descended from. Reviewers commonly cite nuts, toffee, earth, and cedar with a smooth, sweet finish, complex spices balanced by an unexpected apple-sweetness that keeps the profile from becoming heavy or one-dimensional. Cigar Aficionado awarded the line an overall 91-point rating, praising a long-lasting smoke with genuine complexity.

It's worth being honest that reception to this specific size has been a bit less uniform than some of the other Alec Bradley lines. Most reviewers describe a genuinely satisfying, well-constructed smoke with real richness, but at least one buyer found this particular Toro comparatively flat, describing the flavor as average and not holding much complexity across the smoke. This kind of individual variation is possible with any handmade cigar, and the broader, more detailed reviews of this exact vitola describe a considerably richer experience, so it's reasonable to expect the more positive outcome as the norm while knowing results can occasionally differ from stick to stick.

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Flavor progression:

1. Opening: genuine tobacco character on the dry draw, with pepper and a hint of natural sweetness building from the Sun-Grown Habano wrapper
2. Mid-smoke: nuts, toffee, and cedar develop steadily, complex spice balanced against an unexpected apple-sweetness
3. Close: earth and a smooth, dark cocoa finish round out the smoke, the medium to full body staying consistent to the end

Key Features:

1. Brand: Alec Bradley
2. Line: American Sungrown
3. Release: 2012, follow-up to the American Classic line
4. Factory: Plasencia Cigars, Estelí, Nicaragua
5. Country of Origin: Nicaragua (Nicaraguan puro)
6. Wrapper: Nicaraguan Sun-Grown Habano (Jalapa)
7. Binder: Nicaraguan (Jalapa)
8. Filler: Nicaraguan (Estelí and Condega)
9. Construction: Handmade
10. Vitola: Toro
11. Size: 6 inches x 50 ring gauge
12. Strength: Medium to Full
13. Flavor Profile: Nuts, cedar, toffee, earth, chocolate, apple-sweetness, pepper
14. Rating: 91 points, Cigar Aficionado
15. Box Count: 24 cigars
16. Price per Cigar: approximately $6.00