亚历克·布拉德利（Alec Bradley）公司这个月早些时候在美国PCA贸易展展示了今年的限量版珍稀系列，名为BCN-143，预计今年11月份上市。和之前年度的版本一样，今年的版本使用了10种不同的烟叶卷制。但是，由于STG今年年初收购了亚历克·布拉德利公司，所以今年珍稀系列的经销工作交给了STG旗下的子公司复制者雪茄公司（Forged Cigar Co.）。
布拉德利·鲁宾介绍说，这款年度限量版是他与父亲鲁宾、哥哥亚历克共同研发的，也是他们父子三人最后一次合作的烟叶混合。STG收购公司后，他和亚历克留在公司继续担任品牌大使。我们对烟草满怀热爱，这也是我们与STG一起共同推动品牌发展的承诺。
2023年度的珍稀系列是一款丘吉尔型号，50环径，7英寸。茄衣是洪都拉斯种植的克里奥罗98烟叶，两片茄套烟叶，一片是洪都拉斯的特罗赫斯（Trojes）地区种植烟叶，一片是尼加拉瓜的埃斯特利地区种植的烟叶，茄芯烟叶包含以下品种：洪都拉斯的贾马斯兰特山谷种植的克里奥罗98烟叶，尼加拉瓜贾拉帕地区种植的克里奥罗98烟叶，洪都拉斯的特罗赫斯地区种植的克里奥罗98烟叶，洪都拉斯的特罗赫斯地区种植的科罗霍99烟叶，洪都拉斯的贾马斯兰特山谷种植的科罗霍烟叶，尼加拉瓜的贾拉帕地区种植的科罗霍99烟叶。
珍稀系列每盒10支包装，在美国的售价是每支25.99美元，今年预计发售2500盒。
自2011年推出珍稀系列以来，基本每年发售一次，每年的版本有一个共同的特点，总是包含10种不同的烟叶，这是这个系列的招牌，但是雪茄的尺寸每年都会有所不同。虽然亚历克·布拉德利的品牌已经归STG所有，但是这款雪茄仍然在洪都拉斯的单利地区的古巴之根雪茄厂（Raices Cubanas factory）卷制。
This year’s limited-edition Fine & Rare BCN-143 from Alec Bradley was on display at the PCA trade show earlier this month and is scheduled to ship in November. Like all previous Fine & Rare releases, it contains 10 different tobaccos. But unlike previous releases, this will be the first time Fine & Rare is sold through Forged Cigar Co., a subsidiary of Scandinavian Tobacco Group, which acquired Alec Bradley earlier this year.
“Alec Bradley Fine & Rare BCN-143 is one of the final blends that Alec and I developed with Alan Rubin,” says Bradley Rubin, referring to his father and brother. Bradley (and his brother) remained with the company, becoming a brand ambassador for STG after the acquisition. “It embodies our passion for exceptional tobacco and our commitment to carrying the brand forward with STG.”
The 2023 Fine & Rare BCN-143 is a box-pressed Churchill (7 inches by 50 ring gauge) and is composed of a Honduran Criollo ’98 wrapper grown in the Trojes region; two binders (one Honduran from Trojes and one Nicaraguan from Estelí); and a filler blend of the following tobaccos:
Honduran Criollo ’98 from Jamastran
Nicaraguan Criollo ’98 from Jalapa
Honduran Criollo ’98 from Trojes
Honduran Corojo ’99 from Trojes
Honduran Corojo from Jamastran
Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 from Jalapa
The filler tobaccos come from both ligero and viso primings, combining for a blend of 10 different leaves.
Packaged in 10-count boxes, each Fine & Rare BCN-143 cigar will have a suggested retail price of $25.99. Only 2,500 boxes are being produced.
With the exception of an errant year, Fine & Rare has been a consistent annual release since it debuted in 2011. It always contains 10 different tobaccos—the hallmark of the brand—but the size sometimes changes each year. Despite being now owned by STG, Fine & Rare is still made in Honduras at the Raices Cubanas factory in Danlí.
