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Box‑Pressed Core

Alec Bradley Prensado

Leather, Espresso and Dark Chocolate

Alec Bradley

About Alec Bradley Prensado

Prensado is Alec Bradley’s signature box‑pressed series centered on a Honduran Corojo/Trojes wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and Honduran/Nicaraguan fillers. Launched around 2009, the line leans toward leather, dark chocolate and espresso with warm spice and a concentrated, creamy mouthfeel. The box press contributes to a focused draw and well‑paced transitions that reviewers frequently praise.

  • Made in Honduras
  • Medium‑Full
  • Honduran (Trojes)
  • Leather, chocolate/espresso, warm spice, cedar, toasted nuts, earthy mineral

Box‑Pressed Honduran

Alec Bradley Prensado

Prensado is a box‑pressed Honduran line built on a Trojes wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and Honduran/Nicaraguan long‑fillers. Positioned in the medium‑full to full lane, it is noted for leather, dark chocolate or espresso, warm spice and cedar, and has earned high industry recognition.

Sizes

  • Robusto — (5.0" x 50)
  • Corona Gorda — (5 5/8" x 46)
  • Gran Toro — (6.0" x 54)
  • Double Toro — (6.0" x 62)
  • Torpedo — (6 1/8" x 52)
  • Churchill — (7.0" x 48)

Strength

Medium‑Full

Country of Origin

Honduras

Wrapper

Honduran (Trojes)

Binder

Nicaraguan

Filler

Honduran and Nicaraguan long‑fillers

Year Released

2009

Flavor Profile

Leather, chocolate/espresso, warm spice, cedar, toasted nuts, earthy mineral

Prensado paired Honduran box‑pressed wrapper character with a Central American backbone to create a cigar that reads dense and focused. Rolled at Raíces Cubanas, the Trojes wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Honduran/Nicaraguan long‑fillers produces medium‑full to full delivery: firm spice and leather anchor sweeter elements of dark chocolate, molasses or espresso, while cedar and toasted‑nut notes provide balance. The box press concentrates smoke and sharpens mid‑palate detail, producing slow, clear progression and a finish that lingers on dark chocolate and warm spice. The line also spawned limited exclusives and remains noted for tidy construction when the roll and draw align.

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Prensado is built on a Honduran Corojo/Trojes wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and a Honduran–Nicaraguan filler blend and is famously box‑pressed. The press concentrates the smoke and tightens the draw, emphasizing leather, cocoa/espresso and warm spice while promoting a creamy, textured mouthfeel.