Alec Bradley Black Market Torpedo - Box of 24

Black Market draws on tobacco from four countries to build a genuinely dark, Cubanesque smoking experience. The Torpedo, at 6⅛ x 54, wraps a Nicaraguan Jalapa leaf cured to a dark, shimmering patina around an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, with filler tobacco combining Honduran Jamastran Valley leaf and rarer Panamanian long-fillers, all finished with a classic Cuban-style triple cap.

Since its 2011 introduction, Black Market has earned real critical recognition, a 90-point rating from Cigar Aficionado for the line overall, and this specific Torpedo has scored in the high 80s across multiple Aficionado reviews. The flavor combination reviewers most consistently cite is earth, black pepper, licorice, leather, and cream, with cedar, cocoa, coffee, and a touch of clove or mint appearing depending on the individual stick, natural sweetness threading through the first puffs before the pepper and spice settle in more fully.

It's worth being straightforward that reception to this specific Torpedo isn't universally glowing. Most buyers describe a rich, complex, full-flavored smoke with clean, medium-full intensity, several specifically call the concentrated shorter Torpedo format the best size in the entire line for bringing this blend to life. At least one detailed review found the construction solid but the flavor itself underwhelming on their particular sample, needing extra touch-ups and a relight partway through with smoke output diminishing in the second half. A smaller number of buyers have also reported wrapper issues on individual sticks. This kind of variation is worth knowing going in, though the overwhelming majority of feedback across retailers leans strongly positive, describing an hour and a half of genuine enjoyment with rich, creamy, earthy flavors and hints of chocolate developing after a peppery start.

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Flavor progression:

1. Opening: cedar, earthiness, and spice on the pre-light aroma, with natural sweetness showing up in the first puffs alongside black pepper
2. Mid-smoke: rich, creamy, earthy flavors develop, with cocoa, coffee, and hints of chocolate building against the licorice and leather backbone
3. Close: the spice and pepper settle into a smooth, lingering finish, the medium-full body holding steady through to the final draws

Key Features:

1. Brand: Alec Bradley
2. Line: Black Market
3. Release: 2011
4. Factory: Danlí, Honduras
5. Country of Origin: Honduras
6. Wrapper: Nicaraguan Jalapa, cured to a Colorado Maduro patina
7. Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra
8. Filler: Honduras (Jamastran Valley), Panama
9. Construction: Handmade, Cuban-style triple cap
10. Vitola: Torpedo
11. Size: 6⅛ inches x 54 ring gauge
12. Strength: Medium to Medium-Full
13. Flavor Profile: Earth, black pepper, licorice, leather, cream, cedar, cocoa, coffee, clove
14. Rating: 90 points, Cigar Aficionado (line); 87-88 points (Torpedo)
15. Box Count: 24 cigars
16. Price per Cigar: approximately $8.00