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Quesada Suspiro Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it

Quesada Suspiro Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are San Pedro Ecuador and ADVentura Queens Pearls.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

What does Quesada Suspiro Connecticut taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice
  • fruit and floral

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

WrapperEcuadorian Connecticut
BinderDominican
FillerDominican and Nicaraguan
StrengthMild to medium as published by sagcigars.com
BodyMild+
Made inDominican Republic
Made byQuesada Cigars
FactoryTabacos de Exportacion, Licey, Dominican Republic
SizesShort Robusto 4×50 · Toro 6×52

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

What reviewers say

  • Alexa Chandra (70cigars.com), Line-level tasting notes (2026)In our words: The written review described cream, cedar, toasted bread, apricot, citrus, and soft spice.

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 Quesada Suspiro Connecticut

The line. Suspiro was announced for PCA 2026. Its name references a Dominican meringue dessert and Doña Carmen's factory desserts. cigaraficionado.com

The brand. The Quesada family opened MATASA in Santiago during June 1974. Operations moved to Licey al Medio in 2012. SAG Imports is the U.S. commercial platform for Quesada Cigars and Joya de Nicaragua. It is not the Suspiro factory. premiumcigars.org

Cigars like Quesada Suspiro Connecticut

  1. San Pedro EcuadorClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  2. ADVentura Queens PearlsAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  3. Espinosa CremaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  4. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)Also fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  5. My Father ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Quesada Suspiro Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain or flavoured, one cigar per brand.

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