Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Aladino Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Aladino Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Claro Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper, fruit and herbs.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Alec Bradley Lineage and Camacho Connecticut Box Press.
What does Aladino Connecticut taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- fruit and floral
- hay and herbs
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran |
| Filler | Honduran |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by neptunecigar.com |
| Body | Queens Perfecto review: mild-to-medium |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | JRE Tobacco Co. |
| Factory | Las Lomas |
| Sizes | Queens Perfecto 5.25×46 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×50 · Churchill 7×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- jretobacco.com: 90 points, Toro, 6 x 50 (2019)In our words: Cream, green apple, white pepper, pistachio, toast, and earth appeared.
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 Aladino Connecticut
The line. JRE officially unveiled Connecticut at the 2019 IPCPR trade show. jretobacco.com
The brand. JRE says Julio and Justo Eiroa founded the family company. jretobacco.com
Cigars like Aladino Connecticut
- Alec Bradley LineageClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
- Camacho Connecticut Box PressAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Honduras, less hay and herbs, a step stronger.
- Oz Family Cigars FirsatAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
- Oliva Cigar Gilberto Oliva Reserva BlancAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more natural sweetness, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- A. Flores AFR-75 Cosecha Especial 2024 Kopp GermanyOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Aladino Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.