I have a Stubby 2 Heritage or I would have had it as well, I have a 3 band one but they are essentially the same knot, quite a bit of backbone and . The Alibaba is exactly what you would expect if you took a Colonel X2L and added a little more density and the feeling that fan shape gives when lathering, this one is a bit away from being broken and I suspect it will be good at everything but not spectacular either, which is praise the Alibaba seems to be a good all round brush, I tried it with some cream last night and the same GFT Roses this morning and it lathers easily. It is very pleasant to use and I like the handle size on this more then the 1/1.
I have to admit the more I use the 2/1 the more I like it, it is incredibly dense but not floppy and not scratchy, a worthy contender to the CH2 but I do have a soft spot for the Simpsons range, the bulb shape has its advantages as well.