Alec Bradley Black Market Vandal Toro vs Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Dark Knight
How do Alec Bradley Black Market Vandal Toro and Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Dark Knightstack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
Alec Bradley
Alec Bradley Black Market Vandal Toro
Hoyo de Monterrey
Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Dark Knight
- Strength
- Body
- Full
- Full
- Origin
- Honduras
- Honduras
- Wrapper
- Nicaraguan
- Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
- Binder
- Sumatran
- Connecticut Broadleaf
- Filler
- Honduran, Nicaraguan and Panamanian
- Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican
- Vitola
- Toro
- Toro
- Size
- 6.2 in × 54
- 5.75 in × 54
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- Black pepperLeatherCedarEarthDark spice
- CocoaCoffeeLeatherCedarPepperDark cherry
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Full — a similar body either way.
- Flavor
- Alec Bradley Black Market Vandal Toro leans spice; Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Dark Knight leans sweet. Pick the profile that calls to you.
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.