Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro vs Hoyo de Monterrey Governor
How do Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro and Hoyo de Monterrey Governorstack 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
- Honduran Corojo (Trojes)
- Ecuadorian Sumatra
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Connecticut Broadleaf
- Filler
- Honduran and Nicaraguan
- Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican
- Vitola
- Gran Toro
- Toro
- Size
- 6 in × 54
- 6.5 in × 50
- Rating
- 96/100 · 2011
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- Flavor
- CedarCocoaBlack pepperLeatherToasted nut
- CedarLeatherEarthPepperCoffeeWood
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro carries the published pedigree (96 points from the critics).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.