Alec Bradley Black Market Esteli Toro - Box of 24

The standard-sized expression of Black Market Estelí's genuine reinvention of the original Black Market blend. Where the first Black Market pulled tobacco from four different countries, this Toro 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 6 x 52, the Toro delivers the same medium to full body found across the Black Market Estelí line, with an oily, shiny wrapper carrying a rusty brunette hue. Reviewers consistently describe cedar, bittersweet chocolate, peppery spice, citrus zest, oak, and earthy undertones running through every draw, with cocoa and leather forming much of the backbone. This is a genuinely potent, well-balanced smoking experience that showcases Estelí's reputation for spicy, powerful tobacco.

It's worth being honest that at least one detailed review found the flavor experience uneven across the smoke. The first half delivered what one reviewer called flavor bombs, sweet, complex, and thoroughly enjoyable, but the second half introduced some bitterness that kept the overall experience from being flawless. That reviewer still rated it highly and said they'd smoke it again without hesitation, and the broader consensus across other reviews leans clearly positive, cocoa, pepper, and leather in a complex, full-bodied package that many consider a worthy successor to the original 90-rated Black Market. As with the Torpedo, expect real intensity here rather than a mellow, easygoing smoke.

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Flavor progression:

1. Opening: cedar, earth, and leather aromas from the wrapper, sweet and complex flavors building quickly in the first third
2. Mid-smoke: bittersweet chocolate, peppery spice, and citrus zest develop, with cocoa and oak rounding out a genuinely full-bodied core
3. Close: some bitterness can emerge in the final third on certain sticks, though the overall profile remains rich and satisfying through to the end

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: Toro
11. Size: 6 inches x 52 ring gauge
12. Strength: Medium to Full
13. Flavor Profile: Cedar, bittersweet chocolate, peppery spice, citrus zest, oak, cocoa, leather, earth
14. Box Count: 24 cigars
15. Price per Cigar: approximately $8.50