Alec Bradley Medalist
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Shade‑Grown Honduran

Alec Bradley Medalist

Cream, Cedar and Light Sweetness

Alec Bradley

About Alec Bradley Medalist

Medalist, introduced in 2018, is a mellow‑to‑medium series built from shade‑grown Honduran leaf and offered at an accessible price point. The cigars emphasize cream and cedar with a touch of sweetness and evolve toward pepper and oak in later thirds. Reviewers consistently note solid construction and a steady draw.

  • Mellow to Medium
  • Honduran
  • Cedar, cream, light natural sweetness, vanilla, black pepper

Shade‑Grown Honduran

Alec Bradley Medalist

Medalist is a shade‑grown Honduran blend introduced in 2018, built as a mellow‑to‑medium crowd‑pleaser. A Honduran wrapper and binder over Honduran/Nicaraguan fillers deliver cedar, cream and light natural sweetness with good construction and occasional pepper later in the smoke.

Sizes

  • Robusto — (5.0" x 52)
  • Toro — (6.0" x 54)
  • Gordo — (6.0" x 60)
  • Churchill — (7.0" x 50)

Strength

Mellow to Medium

Country of Origin

Honduras

Wrapper

Honduran

Binder

Honduran

Filler

Honduran, Nicaraguan

Year Released

2018

Flavor Profile

Cedar, cream, light natural sweetness, vanilla, black pepper

Medalist returns Alec Bradley toward the milder side—light, shade‑grown Honduran wrapper and binder over Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers. The cigar produces a soft cedar backbone and a rounded, creamy early profile with natural vanilla or cream accents tempering the wood notes. Strength sits mellow‑to‑medium, though the line can pick up black pepper and become more assertive in the middle or final thirds. Draw and construction skew easy and dependable, and the cigar is presented as a workmanlike, crowd‑pleasing smoke that balances smoothness with enough flavor to stay interesting at its price point.

Articles & Reviews

Alec Bradley Medalist Toro The original halfwheel piece covers the Medalist’s April 2018 release, wrapper appearance, factory production, and tasting notes that move from cream and cedar into stronger wood and toasted flavors. It also lists sizes and pricing, helping readers set expectations for appearance and smoking behavior.
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Alec Bradley Medalist Toro halfwheel’s redux revisits the Medalist Toro, documenting the shade-grown Honduran wrapper, Tabacos de Oriente production, and how the cigar shifts from creamy cedar to a firmer, peppered finish. The piece is useful for readers tracking consistency, pricing, and the cigar’s progression across samples.
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Blind Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Blind Man’s Puff presents a blind-panel review of the Medalist Robusto, highlighting stone-fruit sweetness and baking-spice in early thirds before a light-medium body and floral/cedar notes carry through. The multi-taster format and scoring make this piece valuable for understanding sample variability and perceived strength.
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Team Cigar Review: Alec Bradley Medalist Toro - Developing Palates - Cigar, Beer and Spirit Reviews and Ratings Developing Palates’ team review focuses on the Medalist Toro’s pre-light aromatics, a creamy wood-led entry, and a mid-section where black pepper asserts itself while cream recedes. The write-up emphasizes construction, burn, and how strength/readings evolve through the smoke.
developingpalates.com

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Frequently Asked Questions

Medalist is built around a Honduran shade-grown wrapper and Honduran binder over a filler mix of Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos; production has been reported at Tabacos de Oriente in Honduras. The line was introduced in April 2018 and is offered in multiple sizes including Robusto, Toro, Gordo and Churchill.