Connecticut wrapper · Medium
Foyle Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Foyle Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Alec Bradley Kintsugi and Camacho Connecticut Box Press.
What does Foyle Connecticut taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Not disclosed |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Honduran long fillers |
| Strength | Medium as published by alliancecigar.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | not disclosed; Raíces Cubanas Cigar Factory; Alliance Cigar wholesale listing |
| Factory | Raíces Cubanas Cigar Factory, Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Pudao 7×52 · Robusto Lujo 5×54 · Sabre Gordo 5.5×60 · Epee 4.5×40 · Meteor Hammer 6.5×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About Foyle Connecticut
The line. A Connecticut-wrapped Meteor Hammer appeared in the Foyle Meritage collection by December 2015. Current Alliance listings include Connecticut Pudao. halfwheel.com
The brand. A 2013 written review identified Dave Topper and Tom Sullivan as Foyle's creators. Alliance Cigar is the current wholesale source. Ownership is not stated in the sources read. bestcigarprices.com
Cigars like Foyle Connecticut
- Alec Bradley KintsugiClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Camacho Connecticut Box PressAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Leaf by Oscar SumatraAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Maria Mancini ClassicOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Foyle Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.