Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Escobar Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Escobar Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas and San Cristobal Elegancia.
What does Escobar Connecticut taste like?
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuadorian Habano |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Honduran |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by cigarchief.com |
| Body | Mild-to-medium in description |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | A.J. Fernandez |
| Factory | AJ Fernandez (Nicaragua) |
| Sizes | Corona 5×42 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Belicoso 6×54 · Gordo 6.25×58 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- VDG Cigars (vdg-cigars.com), Robusto 5 x 50 (2026)In our words: The reviewer found an even burn, medium body, and a honeydew-like sweetness.
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 Escobar Connecticut
The line. The three AJ Fernández core blends began shipping in June 2024. cigarinspector.com
The brand. David Gomes and Michael McNaughton began the brand work in 2017. Nas joined as co-owner and strategic partner in 2021. Puros Privados owns the current Escobar site. escobarcigars.com
Cigars like Escobar Connecticut
- Rojas Street Tacos CarnitasClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- San Cristobal EleganciaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Rock-A-Feller ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Casa de Torres ClassicAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Loaisiga Cigars Infiel ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Escobar Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.