Connecticut wrapper · Medium
Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado claro Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2026) and God of Fire Angelenos.
What does Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Connecticut taste like?
- cream and nuts
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut; Colorado Claro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by aganorsaleaf.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Aganorsa Leaf |
| Factory | Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) |
| Sizes | Gran Robusto 5×54 · Toro 6.25×52 · Gran Toro 6×58 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- tonysbourbonandburn.com: 8.7 of 10, ToroIn our words: The reviewer found it smooth, creamy, balanced, and consistently well-burning.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Connecticut
The line. Aganorsa rebranded its Connecticut core line into La Validación in 2022. Connecticut shipped in late May. blindmanspuff.com
The brand. Eduardo Fernandez went to Nicaragua in 1998. Aganorsa says it controls production from seed to ash. Aganorsa says Eduardo Fernandez owns Aganorsa Leaf. A retailer identifies the cigar tabacalera as Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. aganorsaleaf.com
Cigars like Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Connecticut
- Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2026)Closest matchHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- God of Fire AngelenosAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Mild to mediumA step milder.
- Perdomo Legacy ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- PDR 1878 Capa NaturalAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, a step milder.
- La Estrella Cubana 2016 La Estrella Cubana rangeOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.