Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper Robusto

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Blog post of review: https://tinytimblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/alec-bradley-gatekeeper-robusto-5-x-50.html

(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)
Back in 2018, Alec and Bradley Rubin, the sons of Alec Bradley founder Alan Rubin launched their own label as a part of the Alec Bradley portfolio appropriately titled Alec & Bradley. When the Rubin brothers informed Alan they wanted to take the next step in developing a brand, Alan agreed to do it. There was one caveat – the Rubin brothers were going to have to do this as a business venture. This meant, they would have to do everything on their own – from the blend, to the packaging, to funding the project as a subsidiary under Alec Bradley. The first Alec & Bradley cigar, Blind Faith would hit the stores in 2018 – and became a hit for the new second-generation cigar makers. Fast forward to 2019, and Alec & Bradley would launch its second cigar, the Gatekeeper. Today we take a closer look at the Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper in the Corona size.

For Blind Faith, Alec & Bradley worked in the familiar confines of the Raices Cubana factory, Alec Bradley’s long-time factory partner. With Gatekeeper, the Rubin brothers went in a completely different direction. They set their sights on the Dominican Republic and turned to family friend Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. Making a cigar in the Dominican Republic was not something new for Alec Bradley as the Occidental Reserve is the one best known to come out of the country. At the same time, this was still something very different than we have seen from Alec Bradley.

As for the name, Gatekeeper, Alec Rubin explained this when the cigar was announced, “Ernesto is a gatekeeper to new opportunities and experiences for us – thus the name Gatekeeper.”

Blend and Origin:
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Factory: Tabacalera La Alianza

Vitolas Offered
Corona: 5 1/8 X 42
Robusto: 5 X 50 REVIEWED TODAY
Toro: 6 X 52
Gordo: 6 X 60

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Rating system:
93+ Would buy again
90 would smoke again
85 might smoke again/not buy
Less than 85 would not smoke again

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