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Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild to medium

Kristoff Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it

Kristoff Connecticut is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian shade-grown Connecticut wrapper over Dominican (Habano seed), per Cigar Coop 'Quad Dominican Habano Seed' filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, cream, butter, cashew and soft spice.

On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Perla del Mar Shade and Cuesta-Rey Centenario.

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What does Kristoff Connecticut taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • cedar
  • cream
  • butter
  • cashew
  • soft spice

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

WrapperEcuadorian shade-grown Connecticut
BinderNicaraguan Habano seed
FillerDominican (Habano seed), per Cigar Coop 'Quad Dominican Habano Seed'
StrengthMild to medium
Made byKristoff Cigars (rolled in the Dominican Republic)
SizesCorona 5x44 · Robusto 5.5x54 · Churchill 7x50 · Matador 6.5x56

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

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: creamy, mellow, balanced, even burn, easy draw and great construction.

Some say: needs humidor rest first.

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 Kingdom and Canada.

Cigars like Kristoff Connecticut

  1. Perla del Mar Shade85% flavour matchEcuadorian Shade · MildLess cedar and wood, a step milder.
  2. Cuesta-Rey Centenario81% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · MildDominican filler too, less pepper and spice, a step milder.
  3. Ashton Classic80% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, Dominican filler too, more cocoa and coffee, less pepper and spice, a step milder.
  4. Macanudo Inspirado White79% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, same strength.
  5. Matilde Serena79% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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