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Ashton Symmetry Robusto

The Ashton Symmetry Robusto is a medium-full 5 x 50 cigar with an Ecuador Habano wrapper over Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco, with cocoa, cedar, and spice.

Strength
Medium-Full
Smoke time ~55 min

Flavor profile

Creamy · Sweet · Earthy · Spice · Roast

The Ashton Symmetry is one of Ashton's most decorated modern blends, named to Cigar Aficionado's Top 10 Cigars of the Year twice. The Robusto is its classic 5 x 50 size. Unusually for Ashton, it reaches beyond the Dominican Republic for its filler: an Ecuador Habano wrapper sits over an aged Dominican binder and aged Nicaraguan long-filler, including potent leaf from Esteli, for a blend often described as Cubanesque.

What it tastes like

This is a medium-to-full smoke that frequently opens with a brief pepper blast before settling into cream, cocoa, cedar, cinnamon-like spice, and roasted coffee. The Nicaraguan filler gives it more punch and spice than Ashton's Dominican-only lines, while the construction keeps everything smooth and balanced. The robusto size delivers all of that in a focused, hour-long smoke.

Who it is for

It suits smokers who want a stronger, spicier Ashton with serious flavor, and it is a great step up from the brand's milder lines. If you are exploring how Nicaraguan leaf changes a blend, Cuban vs Nicaraguan cigars is a useful read, and the cigar strength guide helps place its medium-full body.

Rate it and track it in the Casa DNC app. For the same blend in a longer format, try the Ashton Symmetry Sublime.

Curious how it stacks up? See Cuban vs Nicaraguan cigars.

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