JR CigarsAlternative Pleiades Aldebaran
About this cigar
The JR Cigars Alternative Pleiades Aldebaran is a cigar, 216 mm long with a 52 ring gauge (20.6 mm), made in the Dominican Republic. Tobaccos: wrapper Secret and filler Secret. Strength: medium; smoking time about 139 minutes. It is one of 181 sizes in the Alternative line. Noted flavors: spice, cedar and cream.
Crafted by JR Cigars, the Alternative line includes the Pleiades Aldebaran, a 216 mm format with a 52 ring gauge whose wrapper, filler and proportions the house deliberately keeps secret. Medium in strength, it suits aficionados seeking balance between body and smoothness in a long, generous module. Its character stays intentionally understated, leaving the smoker to discover the blend.
Specifications
- Brand
- JR Cigars
- Line
- Alternative
- Vitola
- Alternative Pleiades Aldebaran
- Length
- 216 mm · 8.5″
- Ring gauge
- 52 · 20.6 mm
- Wrapper
- Secret
- Wrapper shade
- Colorado
- Filler
- Secret
- Country of manufacture
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Smoking time
- About 139 min

JR Cigars
Honduras, Founded in 1971, 483 cigarsJR Cigars is an American house founded in New York by Lew Rothman, which grew into one of the leading names in the U.S. cigar business. Its own-brand range, the JR Alternative Cigars, offers a wide selection of vitolas, with Dominican, Honduran and Nicaraguan versions in different wrappers and strengths.
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