Alec Bradley MAXX Brazil – Cigar Review

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Alec Bradley MAXX Brazil Toro Review

This cigar smells amazing!  No, seriously, this is the most bold and unique smell of any cigar I’ve smoked to date.

The smell is a strong leafy and minty wintergreen… I really like it!

The wrapper is a very oily dark brown almost black w/ only one large vein.  It looks really nice.

The pre-light construction is just ok.  One side is much harder than the rest – this is the side that the large vein runs down.

I  chose to punch this toro and I am glad I did.  The draw is near perfect with just enough resistance to keep it burning cool.

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The AB MAXX Brazil started of with a surprising burst of spice and pepper!  I was happy that this quickly retreated and the cigar mellowed out.  After the first half an inch it was billowing mild bodied smoke that had an assortment of flavors.  The flavors were earthy and sweet ranging from coffee, to chocolate, to mocha with a nice peppery finish.

The burn is not at all even, but doesn’t require correction.  The ash is a nice gray color that is slightly loose.

After the first ash fell off the wintergreen started to creep in.  This was a fantastic compliment to the chocolate and mocha flavors!  The smoke remained mild bodied.  I am really enjoying the beer that I paired with it as well… it’s a Gila Monster amber lager by Steinhaus.

The last third was mild-medium bodied.  It was quite earthy and peppery with the occasional strong burst of mint and wintergreen.  The burn finally evened back out toward the very end of the cigar.

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I have had very poor experiences with Alec Bradley cigars up until now.  This was largely due to their poor construction.  The MAXX Brazil also suffered from poor construction, but it was not as bad as some of the other AB cigars.  With all of that said, this is one of the best cigars I have had in quite some time!  I absolutely love the combination of mint and chocolate.  These cigars can be a little hard to find, but you can buy them online.  Don’t hesitate to give this one a try!


Flavor and Taste:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19 20

Construction:  1  2  3  4  5 6  7  8  9  10

Wrapper:  1  2  3 4 5

Was it Worth the Price?  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10

Would I Buy an Entire Box?  1  2  3  4  5

Total Score:  42 out of 50


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7 Responses to “Alec Bradley MAXX Brazil – Cigar Review”

  1. Darren says:
    April 29, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    I tried one of the original Maxx cigars and found it to be very spicy and full bodied. At the time I wasn’t smoking many strong cigars so I found it to be very overpowering. It is very interesting that the Brazil is in the mild/medium range. Sounds like something I would really like to try. Very nice review!

  2. dj says:
    April 30, 2010 at 7:16 am

    VERY nice. Def one to add to the humi (in fact, I ‘ve been meaning to for some time).

  3. admin says:
    April 30, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    Darren and DJ,
    Yeah I would recommend grabbing a few of these if you can. They are kind of hard to find and are supposedly a “limited run”.

  4. Terry says:
    June 22, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    You’re not kidding these are hard to find. This sounds like a cigar I would really like and I can only find them in a mixed cigar 5 pack at one online retailer. Since I have to buy 4 other cigars to try this one, is it worth the purchase and if you acquired your sample the same way, how are the other 3 cigars? I know you’ve already reviewed the Maxx “The Fix” that’s included in the 5 pack.

  5. Francisco Castellon says:
    September 28, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    Hard to find by them self. wish someone would sell them in a box. My first one was great and hope they come in a box with a good selling price

  6. Matt says:
    October 5, 2010 at 11:54 pm

    Sorry for the uber late reply Terry, I have not tried the other Maxx’s in the sampler yet, but they are definitely on the “to smoke” list.

    Francisco, these should really be sold in 5/10/20 packs. I do not know why they are not. I would definitely purchase some if they did.

  7. Jeff says:
    September 22, 2012 at 12:37 am

    Where did you get them.

    I can only find them on Cigarsinternational who will not post to Australia.

    I have tried the Maxx Ego (9 1/4 x 50!!) and to be honest I have enjoyed that much more than some Cubans (and at 89 a box v the 60-80 dollars a stick I paid for the Cuban H Upmann and HdM!!!) . Had another last night, nice even draw (I use a punch) and delightfully bold start to finish… I had less than an inch left as I sucked the life out of it!!

    Wabt to try AB… never had a problem with construction (unlike a number of oh so yummie gurhka’s which had a tendencies to split!)

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