Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro vs Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro
How do Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro and Rocky Patel Sun Grown Torostack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
The short answer
The Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro and Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro sit at a similar medium-full strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Honduras
- Honduras
- Wrapper
- Honduran Corojo (Trojes)
- Ecuador Sumatra (Sun Grown)
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan
- Filler
- Honduran and Nicaraguan
- Dominican & Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Gran Toro
- Toro
- Size
- 6 in × 54
- 6.5 in × 52
- Rating
- 96/100 · 2011
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- Flavor
- CedarCocoaBlack pepperLeatherToasted nut
- CedarEarthCoffeePepperCocoa
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.
Choose Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro if
earthy notes appeal to you.
See Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro →Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro vs Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro — FAQ
- Is the Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro or the Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro better for beginners?
- They're a similar medium-full strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro brings cedar and cocoa, the Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro cedar and earth.
- What's the difference between the Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro and the Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro?
- The Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro is a medium-full Honduras cigar with a Honduran Corojo (Trojes) wrapper; the Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro is a medium-full Honduras cigar with a Ecuador Sumatra (Sun Grown) wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro or the Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro?
- Alec Bradley Prensado Gran Toro: Cigar Aficionado 96/100. Rocky Patel Sun Grown Toro: no published critic score yet.