Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild
Ashton Classic: flavour profile and cigars like it
Ashton Classic is a mild hand-made cigar. It has a Connecticut Shade wrapper over Dominican (aged 3-4 years) filler. Published tasting notes mention cream, coffee bean, almond, cashew and cedar.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Oliva Connecticut Reserve and Cuesta-Rey Centenario.
What does Ashton Classic taste like?
- cream
- coffee bean
- almond
- cashew
- cedar
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican (aged 3-4 years) |
| Filler | Dominican (aged 3-4 years) |
| Strength | Mild |
| Made by | Ashton Distributors (made by the Fuente family, Dominican Republic) |
| Sizes | Magnum 5x50 · Double Magnum 6x50 · Corona 5.5x44 · 898 6.5x44 · Prime Minister 6.875x48 · Churchill 7.5x52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
- 4.8 out of 5 from 114 customer reviews at Holt's
- Cigar Aficionado: 86 points for the Churchill (2007)
Smokers like: mild, creamy and nutty, smooth, easy draw and slow even burn.
Some say: too mild and plain for some.
Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United States, Estonia and the United Kingdom.
Cigars like Ashton Classic
- Oliva Connecticut Reserve88% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, a step stronger.
- Cuesta-Rey Centenario84% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · MildDominican filler too, less cedar and wood, same strength.
- Kristoff Connecticut80% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, Dominican filler too, more pepper and spice, less cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.
- Macanudo Café77% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
- Regius Connecticut76% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more earth and leather, less cedar and wood, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.