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(Description provided by Alec Bradley)
Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock are now available, marking the twelfth and sixth release of the annual, limited edition take on the brand’s popular Black Market blend, respectively.
For 2024, 5,000 boxes of each blend will be released.
Bradley Rubin, brand ambassador for Alec Bradley cigars said, “Anticipation continues to build each year for the release of Filthy Hooligan and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock. With their bright green wrappers and fresh herbal notes, these candela smokes offer a great change of pace at a time when spring’s on everyone’s mind. The blends have become part of the cigar community’s annual ritual and we’re pleased that we have once again been able to source the perfect aged candela wrapper to make this year’s release a reality.”
Filthy Hooligan and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock are based on the popular Alec Bradley Black Market blend which has been tweaked to complement the multiple wrapper format.
Today we look at the Filthy Hooligan Shamrock.
Filthy Hooligan Shamrock is triple-wrapped with a Honduran Candela, Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro and a claro shade Nicaraguan Habano leaf, Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, with Honduran and Panamanian filler.
Handcrafted at Tobacos de Oriente in Danli, Honduras, available exclusively in 6” x 50 toro format. Filthy Hooligan Shamrock comes in an attractive, 10-count gray box with a large shamrock on the lid. The cigars will sell for $15.09 apiece.
The cigar is nicely made and visually pleasing. It has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were citrus, citrus peel, brown sugar, and earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 to 7 1/2. Decent start.
At the first third (30 minutes) I still had the citrus/citrus peel notes with more citrus peel than citrus, brown sugar, grassy, and a lot of earthy black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is citrus peel and brown sugar with good lingering black pepper. The cigar is not wowing me but it's not too bad. I rated the first third 89.
As I moved through the second third (58 minutes) the brown sugar is keeping the cigar afloat. There is light citrus/citrus peel, decent amount of brown sugar, and increased earthy black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is a little grassy, light citrus peel, light brown sugar, and good lingering black pepper. I rated the second third 88.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 19 minutes. The earthiness pulled back but the black coffee increased. At this point about all I had was brown sugar and black coffee. No citrus and only slight hints of citrus peel. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is brown sugar, touch of grass, and very good lingering black pepper. I held the score of 88 for the final third. I found this cigar to be a little better than the Filthy Hooligan but neither impressed me.
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