For the fourth installment of its Black Market Filthy Hooligan cigar released as a lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day, Alec Bradley has decided to switch things up and create a barber pole using a Honduran candela and a leaf from Nicaragua’s Jalapa region. “This year, I wanted to create a totally different version of the Filthy Hooligan,” said Alan Rubin, president of Alec Bradley in a press release. “The 2016 blend will have a much wider appeal, and those who loved the two previous versions will not be disappointed; this is no ordinary candela.” The cigar measures 6 x 50 and will have an MSRP of $8.50 when it arrives on retailers’ shelves in the near future. Just 2,000 boxes are being produced, each holding 22 cigars. Borrowing from the Black Market blend, the Filthy Hooligan uses a slightly modified version that features an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder on top of Honduran and Panamanian fillers. The resulting flavor is described by the company as being a medium-bodied, full-flavored smoke that explodes on the palate with sweet tobacco flavors countered by the brawnier core leaves, like a good Irish Stout. Production is again handled by Tabacos de Oriente in Danlí, Honduras. “The unique ...
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