Alec Bradley Magic Toast Gordo

There’s an unusual story about the origins of the Alec Bradley Magic Toast cigars. Alan Rubin and his partner in crime, Ralph Montero, decided to head to a tobacco field in the middle of the night with flashlights to inspect a tobacco crop.  They knew they had something “magical” before them and decided to toast to their future in the middle of the field. Hence Magic Toast. Made at the Raices Cubanas factory in Honduras, Magic Toast employs Honduran and Nicaraguan fillers and a double Honduran and Nicaraguan binder setup. Covering the core blend is that “magical” Honduran tobacco the duo shared a drink over. It’s a medium-full strength blend with tasting notes of coffee, earth, and pepper with hints of dried fruits, cedar, and cream.  It’s a dynamic combination that works well, and it’s no surprise that this is one of Alec Bradley’s most popular cigars. 

Alec Bradley Cigar Co. has a well-deserved reputation for churning out hit after hit to satisfy their loyal fans. It’s due in no small part to the meticulous attention to detail of the brand’s founder, Alan Rubin. But it wasn’t a quick and easy journey. He joined the premium cigar industry in 1996 but stumbled to find his footing for a while. He had a line of bundle cigars made in the Dominican Republic by Henke Kelnrer of Davidoff that was good, and he introduced the industry’s first (and only) triangular pressed cigars. Around 2005, he was told of a great little factory in Honduras called Raices Cubanas, and he traveled there to see what the hype was about. It was this trip that altered the course of his company and set them on the path towards greatness. Raices Cubanas is the factory where the bulk of Alec Bradley Cigars are made now.

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