Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50
How do Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50stack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
The short answer
The Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 sit at a similar mild-medium strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
- Strength
- Body
- Mild-Medium
- Mild-Medium
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Shade
- Connecticut Broadleaf
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Vitola
- Double Corona
- Churchill
- Size
- 7.625 in × 54
- 7 in × 48
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CreamCedarLemon peelVanillaToasted almond
- CocoaCoffeeCedarSweet spiceDark bread
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Mild-Medium — a similar body either way.
- Flavor
- Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute leans creamy; Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 leans sweet. Pick the profile that calls to you.
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.
Choose Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute if
creamy notes appeal to you.
See Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute →Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 — FAQ
- Is the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute or the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 better for beginners?
- They're a similar mild-medium strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute brings cream and cedar, the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 cocoa and coffee.
- What's the difference between the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50?
- The Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Shade wrapper; the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.