Alec Bradley Black Market Esteli Churchill - Box of 24

The longest format in Black Market Estelí's genuine reinvention of the original Black Market blend. Where the first Black Market pulled tobacco from four different countries, this Churchill rebuilds the entire experience around Nicaragua, a Nicaraguan wrapper, a double binder combining Nicaraguan and Honduran leaf, and an all-Nicaraguan filler, handmade at Plasencia Cigars S.A. right in Estelí, the region founder Alan Rubin calls the mecca of Nicaraguan cigars.

At 7 x 50, the Churchill gives the same medium to full-bodied blend found across the line considerably more time to develop than the shorter Robusto or Toro. The cedar, earth, and leather character carried in the wrapper's aroma has a longer arc to unfold, and the cashew, dark chocolate, clove, and vanilla notes present on the cold draw across the line have more room to build into the deeper cocoa, peppery spice, and licorice complexity this blend is known for by the final third. This is a genuinely potent, well-balanced smoking experience that showcases Estelí's reputation for spicy, powerful tobacco, extended into the line's most substantial length.

For smokers who already appreciate what Black Market Estelí delivers in the shorter formats and want to spend real, extended time with it, the Churchill is the natural choice. The longer smoking time doesn't dilute the intensity that defines this line, if anything, several reviewers describe the flavor building in strength through the second and final thirds rather than tapering off, making patience a genuine asset with a cigar built at this scale.

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Flavor progression:

1. Opening: aromatic cedar, earth, leather, and cream from the wrapper, with cashews, dark chocolate, cloves, and vanilla sweetness on the cold draw
2. Mid-smoke: bittersweet chocolate, peppery spice, and citrus zest build over the longest arc in the line, cocoa and oak deepening steadily
3. Close: licorice and root beer character intensifies through the final third, resolving into a long, lingering chocolate finish

Key Features:

1. Brand: Alec Bradley
2. Line: Black Market Estelí
3. Release: October 2017, announced at 2017 IPCPR
4. Factory: Plasencia Cigars S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua
5. Country of Origin: Nicaragua
6. Wrapper: Nicaraguan
7. Binder: Double binder, Nicaraguan and Honduran
8. Filler: Nicaraguan
9. Construction: Handmade
10. Vitola: Churchill
11. Size: 7 inches x 50 ring gauge
12. Strength: Medium to Full
13. Flavor Profile: Cedar, cocoa, chocolate, peppery spice, citrus zest, oak, licorice, cashew, clove, vanilla
14. Smoke Time: Approximately 75 to 90 minutes
15. Box Count: 24 cigars
16. Price per Cigar: approximately $8.75