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Alec Bradley Tempus
Back in 2001 , while visiting a small farm tucked away in a valley on the Honduran, Nicaraguan border; I was shown a wrapper leaf being harvested in very limited quantities. Grown on just a few acres and not intended for commercial production, I knew this wrapper was something special. Over the next several years, I worked very closely with the farmer and purchased only the best wrapper from each harvest. I decided to keep a watchful eye and invest in this wrapper leaf for a special project. The time has come and that is why we call it Tempus. The tobacco used in this work of love are all from the finest fields in Central America. These harvests have been small and not massed produced by the "commercial" growers usually tapped for such a project. The results are clear. Aged tobacco with a full bodied yet smooth, satisfying smoke sure to appeal to the most discerning smoker.
The Newest line in the Alec Bradley Experience!
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Tempus is the first release of the company's new strategy of using the
Alec Bradley name as the primary brand. Rubin explains, "I decided to
put our company's name on Tempus, because I know this cigar is
something special. When I saw this wrapper tobacco on a small
Nicaraguan farm in 2001, I could see it was extraordinary, something
memorable. I checked back on it periodically over the next two years.
Finally in 2003, I knew it was ready, and was thrilled by its
appearance, flavor, and strength. Two more years followed, for the
exhaustive process of sorting and selecting only the finest tobaccos
and ageing the limited amount of wrapper to produce the Tempus line.
Cigar enthusiasts will be equally impressed with the immense flavor and
complexity, and the robust but very subtle power. Tempus is full-bodied
but smooth ... its strength sneaks up on you."
The company's new
flagship cigar, Tempus is available in 5 popular Cuban shapes ...
5-1/2" x 42, 5" x 50, 7-1/2" x 41, 7" x 49, and a 6-1/8" x 52 Torpedo.
Alec Bradley Tempus is scheduled for release in April of this year with
retail prices ranging from $6.25 to $8.50. Alec Bradley will host
retailer parties nationwide to introduce the new Tempus line following
its release.
Rubin sums up with: "The long period of time in
developing this tobacco and cigar became a central theme in naming the
cigars Tempus, Latin for 'time'. That theme is equally a tribute to the
precious little time we take for ourselves ... we've created Alec
Bradley Tempus to make the most of it."
Available in 5 popular Cuban shapes:
Corona 51/2 x 42
Robusto 5x50
Lancero 71/2 x 41
Churchill 7x 49
Torpedo 6 1/8 x 52