Alec & Bradley Gatekeeper Robusto

Rated 95 and Named #7 Cigar of the Year of 2020! For the sons of Alan Rubin (named Alec and Bradley), the Gatekeeper cigar represents their true arrival in the upper tier of cigar makers. With success like this, you can call your company whatever the hell you want, no matter how confusing it is.At 95 points and with the honor of being the #7 cigar of 2020, the Alec and Bradley Gatekeeper is a must-smoke. But you have to wonder, how did they do it? Newbies can’t just storm the Cigar Aficionado Top 25 cigars of 2020 list, can they? Did they pop down to a Latin American blending table and put together a luxury smoke just like that?Well, it got a lot easier when they hooked up with one of the best in the business: Ernesto Perez-Carillo.Yes, the man behind the 2018 and 2020 Cigars of the Year (the Encore Majestic and Pledge Prequel, respectively) collaborated on the Gatekeeper blend and makes these cigars at his facilities in the Dominican Republic.The blend the team chose includes not just