Connecticut wrapper · Medium to medium-full
Joya de Nicaragua Antano Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Joya de Nicaragua Antano Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Colorado claro Connecticut wrapper. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Tapa Negra and Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Connecticut.

What does Joya de Nicaragua Antano 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 | Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by joyacigars.com |
| Body | Medium to full |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Fábrica de Tabacos Joya de Nicaragua, S.A. |
| Factory | Joya de Nicaragua factory, Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Belicoso 6×54 · Toro 6×50 · Corona Gorda 5.25×46 · Robusto 5×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 86 points, JOYA DE NICARAGUA ANTAÑO CONNECTICUT BELICOSO (Cigar Insider – May )
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 92 points, Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Connecticut Belicoso (Cigar Aficionado – A)
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 Joya de Nicaragua Antano Connecticut
The line. Antaño CT was announced in June 2019. US shipments were scheduled for July after IPCPR. joyacigars.com
Cigars like Joya de Nicaragua Antano Connecticut
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Tapa NegraClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Micallef ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Paradiso EleganciaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- La Estrella Cubana 2016 La Estrella Cubana rangeOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Joya de Nicaragua Antano Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- joyacigars.com/about-us
- joyacigars.com/cigars/antano-ct
- joyacigars.com/joya-de-nicaragua-antano-ct-cigar-for-defiant-souls
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/22114/name/joya-de-nicaragua-antano-connecticut-belicoso-figurado
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/24303/name/joya-de-nicaragua-antano-connecticut-belicoso
- smokeinn.com/Joya-de-Nicaragua-Antano-Connecticut
- atlanticcigar.com/joya-de-nicaragua-antano-connecticut-toro