Though the Tempus received a 94 rating and became the first cigar from Alec Bradley to receive 'Top 25 Cigars of the Year' honors, the Tempus Maduro is every bit as interesting with a uniquely made, extremely dark Mexican wrapper. The wrapper fermentation process includes the use of a bethune made from tree pulp that’s applied to the leaf during the fermentation process, resulting in a leaf that achieves a dark maduro color. The shorter fermentation time allows the wrapper leaf to maintain some of the strength that would normally be lost in the time required to ferment a maduro leaf.
