Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock are now shipping, marking the twelfth and sixth release of the annual take on the brand’s popular Black Market blend.
Produced at Tobacos de Oriente in Danli, Honduras, both blends are available in 6 x 50 toro formats. Filthy Hooligan ($12.69) comes in a green and black striped 24-count box. Filthy Hooligan Shamrock ($15.09) comes in a 10-count gray box with a large shamrock on the lid.
Filthy Hooligan features a Honduran Candela and Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro barber pole wrapper, while Filthy Hooligan Shamrock is triple-wrapped with the same Honduran Candela and Nicaraguan Habano Oscuro wrapper as Filthy Hooligan, with the addition of a claro shade Nicaraguan Habano leaf. Both blends feature an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, with Honduran and Panamanian filler.
“Anticipation continues to build each year for the release of Filthy Hooligan and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock,” Bradley Rubin, brand ambassador for Alec Bradley cigars said in a press release. “With their bright green wrappers and fresh herbal notes, these candela smokes offer a great change of pace at a time when spring’s on everyone’s mind. The blends have become part of the cigar community’s annual ritual and we’re pleased that we have once again been able to source the perfect aged candela wrapper to make this year’s release a reality.”
The release of Filthy Hooligan and Filthy Hooligan Shamrock paves the way for the upcoming release of Uru Dushi, a blend developed in partnership between Alec Bradley and Cigar Dojo to commemorate Leap Year.
Originally released in 2020, the 2024 Uru Doshi blend comes in a 6 x 52 toro ($9) and features Honduran and Nicaraguan leaves that comprise the cigar’s filler and double-binder recipe. Uru Doshi 2024 employs subtle tweaks to the tobacco primings and the Jamastran wrapper of the original cigar has been swapped with a Honduran Criollo ’98. It will be sold exclusively through online retailer Smoke Inn Cigars and launches on February 29.
