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C.L.E. Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it

C.L.E. Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, sweetness and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Oscar Valladares Island Jim No. 2 Connecticut and Micallef Reserva.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

C.L.E. Connecticut cigar
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What does C.L.E. Connecticut taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • natural sweetness
  • fruit and floral

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuadorian Connecticut
BinderHonduras
FillerHonduras
StrengthMild to medium as published by famous-smoke.com
BodyMedium-bodied
Made inHonduras
Made byC.L.E. Cigar Company; Christian Eiroa
FactoryAladino Factory, Danlí, Honduras
SizesCorona 5.75×46 · Robusto 5×50 · 11/18 6×50 · Gordo 6×60

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

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 C.L.E. Connecticut

The line. The third C.L.E. release followed the 2012 trade show. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Christian Eiroa launched C.L.E. Cigar Company in July 2012. The Eiroa family operates Honduran tobacco and factory assets. Julio later began Aladino. clecigars.com

Cigars like C.L.E. Connecticut

  1. Oscar Valladares Island Jim No. 2 ConnecticutClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Honduras, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  2. Micallef ReservaAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumA step stronger.
  3. San Cristobal EleganciaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  4. Rocky Patel The Edge LiteAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Honduras, more pepper and spice, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  5. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)One step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named C.L.E. Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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