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Alec Bradley Black Market Cigar review by top cigar reviewer from Lebanon.

Have a Cigar: Alec Bradley Black Market Gordo

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Name: Alec Bradley Black Market Gordo
Country: Honduras
Shape: Parejo
Size: Gordo (6 inches x 60)
Strength: Medium-to-Full

Well-constructed and nicely branded, Alec Bradley’s Black Market Gordo is a big, medium-to-full-bodied cigar that burns evenly and produces thick clouds of beautiful, creamy smoke. Let’s just say I had no “technical” difficulties smoking it. Pretty decent and pretty steady throughout. The major notes I got were dark roast coffee, wood, and earth. The subtler notes were spicy and occasionally floral. Overall, a very decent smoke.

Chris Khatsch at Mareva Beirut Lebanon Reviewing the Rocky Patel DBS Cigar

Have a Cigar: Rocky Patel DBS Toro

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Name: Rocky Patel DBS Toro
Country: Nicaragua
Shape: Parejo
Size: Toro (6 1/2 inches x 52)
Strength: Medium-to-Full

The Rocky Patel DBS Toro is a good-looking cigar. As soon as your gaze lands on it, you are invited to pick it up and, even if you’re not going to choose it, you at least hold it for a moment and imagine yourself smoking it.

This time, the owner of the cigar lounge suggested I try it, and since I know that he knows what I like, and since I enjoy Rocky Patel cigars already, I went ahead with it.

I paired it with espresso and sparkling water.

The Rocky Patel DBS Toro burned slowly and (somewhat) evenly. It had an excellent draw and produced a generous amount of smoke. I got notes of wood, cocoa powder, earth, and pink peppercorn.

The amount of time it took me to smoke it was somewhere between 90 minutes and two hours.

When I smoke it next time, I think I’ll pair it with aged rum.

Smoking the Izambar Swindon cigar at a Lebanese wedding

Have a Cigar: Izambar Swindon Extra Robusto

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Name: Izambar Swindon Extra Robusto
Country: Nicaragua
Shape: Parejo
Size: Robusto Extra (6 1/4 inches x 54)
Strength: Medium

Overall, this is a smooth, good-looking cigar that can please most smokers I know. It has a solid draw, burns evenly, and offers a nice bouquet of notes. It’s a medium-bodied woody and peppery Nicaraguan that pairs nicely with aged rum and blended Scotch. Although it’s not the type that I would add to my smoking repertoire, it’s definitely a stick worth revisiting every now and then.