Connecticut wrapper · Mild
Oscar Valladares The Oscar Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oscar Valladares The Oscar Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild. It has a Claro Connecticut wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa, sweetness and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten Connecticut and Leonel P-Series.
What does Oscar Valladares The Oscar Connecticut taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduran Connecticut; maker country Honduras, trade family from exact line title |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduras |
| Filler | Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Strength | Mild as published by oscartobacco.com |
| Body | Mellow-Medium |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. |
| Factory | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co., Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Not listed |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- CigarsLover Magazine (cigarslover.com), Toro 6×52In our words: Pepper, citrus and wood gave way to cream, leather and honey. Espresso and earth appeared near the finish.
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 Oscar Valladares The Oscar Connecticut
The line. The Oscar Connecticut was announced in June 2023 for the July PCA show. July coverage reported shipping after the show. It is the family’s third blend, with darker blue bands and box artwork. Current maker specifications identify a Honduran-grown wrapper. cigar-coop.com
The brand. See the linked Oscar Valladares brand history. oscartobacco.com
Cigars like Oscar Valladares The Oscar Connecticut
- Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten ConnecticutClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Leonel P-SeriesAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MildMore hay and herbs, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- La Palina White LabelAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- ADVentura Queens PearlsAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)One step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, less cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oscar Valladares The Oscar Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- alliancecigar.com/the-oscar-by-oscar-valladares-cigar
- oscartobacco.com/cigars/the-oscar-by-oscar-valladares/the-oscar-maduro-2-3
- cigar-coop.com/2023/06/cigar-news-the-oscar-connecticut-to-make-debut-at-2023-pca-trade-show.html
- cigar-coop.com/2023/07/pca-2023-oscar-valladares-tobacco-co.html
- cigarslover.com/5-honduras-the-oscar-connecticut-toro
- cigarslover.com/the-best-cigars-of-2024
- santaclaracigars.com/item/the-oscar-connecticut/toro/OVTHTCT.html
- atlanticcigar.com/oscar-valladares-the-oscar-connecticut-toro-6x52