Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 888 vs Ashton Symmetry Sublime
How do Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 888 and Ashton Symmetry Sublimestack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
- Ecuador Habano
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Filler
- Dominican
- Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Lonsdale (Figurado)
- Toro
- Size
- 6.625 in × 44
- 6 in × 52
- Rating
- 90/100 · 2016
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- Flavor
- Dark chocolateEspressoLeatherCedarCognac sweetness
- CocoaCedarCinnamon spiceRoasted coffeeLeather
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 888 carries the published pedigree (90 points from the critics).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.