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The Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Corona Gorda is a 5 5/8 x 46 Honduran corona gorda pairing a Trojes habano leaf with a Honduran-Nicaraguan core. Cigar Aficionado awarded it 92 points (January 2022) and ranked it 25th among its 2021 Top 25; we sell it as singles.
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Description
The Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Corona Gorda is a slim 5 5/8 x 46 cigar finished in Honduran habano from Trojes, with Honduran and Nicaraguan leaf in the binder and filler alike. Of the four sizes Alec Bradley lists for Kintsugi, none has a thinner ring.
What It Tastes Like
This exact size earned 92 points in Cigar Aficionado’s issue dated January 1, 2022, and finished 25th on that publication’s 2021 Top 25 list. Tasters rated it medium-full, with dried fruit, cinnamon, coffee bean and hazelnut. Before that, Cigar Insider (February 9, 2021) scored it 91 for a nutty, floral smoke with anise and a woody close. halfwheel’s unscored review tracked candied pecan early, then floral notes over dark chocolate, ending on cinnamon-dusted chocolate.
Who It’s For
- Corona gorda fans who like a thinner ring that keeps the wrapper prominent.
- Sweet-spice seekers drawn to the nut, cinnamon and cocoa notes reviewers describe.
- Smokers with about 80 minutes, the average halfwheel recorded.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- 92 points and a Top 25 spot from Cigar Aficionado (2021 list)
- halfwheel praised the construction of its samples
Cons
- Reviewers disagree on strength, from mild-medium up to medium-full
- halfwheel’s reviewer needed one burn touch-up near the end
About the Kintsugi Line
Kintsugi was the third blend under the Alec & Bradley name, following Blind Faith and Gatekeeper, according to halfwheel. The label is named for Alec and Bradley Rubin, sons of company founder Alan Rubin, and halfwheel gives December 2020 as its release date.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Toro: the same Trojes-wrapped recipe in a thicker 6 x 52.
- Alec Bradley Double Broadleaf Toro: full-bodied by its maker’s account, with a Honduran-grown Connecticut broadleaf wrapper on a 6 x 52 frame.
- Alec Bradley Safe Keepings Toro: a 6 x 52 Nicaraguan puro listed by Alec Bradley as medium to full.
Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Corona Gorda FAQ
What size is the Alec & Bradley Kintsugi Corona Gorda?
5 5/8 x 46, per Alec Bradley, halfwheel and Cigar Aficionado.
How strong is the Kintsugi Corona Gorda?
Sources differ. Alec Bradley lists medium body, Cigar Aficionado and its Cigar Insider newsletter both rated this size medium-full, and halfwheel’s reviewer found it sat between mild and medium.
Why is this cigar called Kintsugi?
The name comes from a Japanese way of fixing shattered ceramics with gold or other precious metals. Cigar Aficionado links that idea to how the Rubins viewed a fractured trade.
Where is the Kintsugi Corona Gorda made?
halfwheel says it comes from Fábrica de Tabacos RaÃces Cubanas, a DanlÃ, Honduras, operation.
Find the slimmest Kintsugi’s stablemates in our Alec Bradley cigars collection.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Strength | Medium |
| Origin | |
| Wrapper | Honduras |
| Binder | Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Filler | Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Length | 5 5/8" |
| Gauge | 46 |
