Alec Bradley Black Market Robusto vs Partagás Valle Verde Robusto
How do Alec Bradley Black Market Robusto and Partagás Valle Verde Robustostack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Honduras
- Honduras
- Wrapper
- Nicaraguan
- Mexican San Andrés
- Binder
- Sumatran
- Sun-grown Cameroon
- Filler
- Honduran and Panamanian
- Mexican San Andrés & Nicaraguan (Jalapa, Estelí)
- Vitola
- Robusto
- Robusto
- Size
- 5.25 in × 52
- 5 in × 50
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CedarCreamPepperSweet spiceEarth
- EarthDark cocoaPepperCedarCoffee
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.