Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

TL;DR - an approachable smoke, though I recommend pairing as it's a bit too dark on it's own. Dark roasted oak and espresso bean. Recommended 👍 Aged 8 mos, dry-boxed 7 hours ⏳️ Pre-light pleasant barnyard. Light-up is easy 👌 Starting core is roasted oak. Draw is great. Construction is good enough. Cap along with the top wrapper of cigar cracked when cutting. Initial impressions: roasted oak continues, espresso bean joins in. Linear. Burn 🔥 is great. Doesn't get better 👍 Dark flavors and medium nicotine. Pairing: this would likely pair well with just about anything that's barrel aged. Various wines, cognac, whiskey and bourbon come to mind. Taking this a little further, I don't know that this is a good cigar unless it's paired. Not sure it's interesting enough on its own.

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

A small package with the corona that is still full of pepper and leather notes. Bits of bold spices appear periodically. The draw was a tad tight, but the burn stayed fairly even with only a single correction.

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

Good burn, I love the artwork on the band. Thick smoke with nice notes.

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

Really good stick. Notes of dark chocolate and bread in the beginning then added a little black pepper ,vanilla cream, and cedar midway. Then a nice cherry flavee came on at the the end mixed with cream and cedar. Perfect draw and burn. Didn’t have to touch it up at all. Will definitely add to regular rotation

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

Beautiful construction and appearance. Punch cut. Dark, earthy smooth start. Medium clouds but consistent. Stays lit well. Extremely good burn. Head buzz coming on strong

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

1st time smoking this one, given to me by a childhood friend. Really solid everyday smoke. Nothing extravagant but absolutely nothing off putting or foul. Decent burn, better than average draw and an excellent retro hale for the price. I got some dry leather, toasted coconut, both green coffee and dark roast simultaneously, as well as a subtle bit of cacao nibs. At this price, you can't go wrong. If you haven't had one, give it a shot. You'll enjoy it.

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

Really good cigar. Nice draw. Perfect burn.

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

Outstanding cigar. Peppery, cinnamon, and nougat sweetness dominate the palate. Will be picking up more.

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

Nougat like sweetness, caramel, cedar and red pepper. It is delicious and extremely flavorful dense smoke. This is a box buy for me

Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper

Way better experience than what I remember from the first time I tried this cigar. It's smooth with flavors of nuts, coffee, leather and some spice. There's also a touch of sweetness that I can't quite put my finger on. My only complaint might have been the uneven burn. I've seen worse but nobody like having to touch up. It's just annoying. All in all I'm happy to have received this as a gift and was able to try it again. After my first experience this cigar had fallen into the background, but now it's definitely on my radar.