Alec Bradley American goes Sun Grown

Source from:  Cigar Aficionado 06/08/2012

Tweet3Alec Bradley Cigars is releasing a new, bolder version of its American Classic brand and it will feature a darker wrapper and more spice. The Alec Bradley American Sun Grown Blend will have a Nicaraguan core of Esteli? and Condega filler tobaccos and a Jalapa binder, the same as found on the Alec Bradley American Classic. But instead of a Honduran Connecticut seed wrapper, American Sun Grown will wear a sun-grown Habano leaf from the Jalapa region of Nicaragua, making them Nicaraguan puros. The Sun Grown cigars are being rolled at Plasencia Cigars in Esteli?, Nicaragua. "It has more body and more spice than the American Classic," said Sam Phillips, vice president of marketing for Alec Bradley, which is based in Dania, Florida. "It has a darker element to it. It's a nice little spice bomb." Phillips said that the American Sun Grown Blend would come in the same six sizes as the American Classic, and at the same price points: Corona (5 1/2 inches by 42 ring, $4.20), Robusto (5 by 50, $4.75), Torpedo (6 1/8 by 52, $5.25), Churchill (7 by 48, $5.25), Toro (6 by 50, $5.00) and Gordo (6 by 60, $5.75).Enditem