Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8
How do Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8stack 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 Cabinet Selection No. 8 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 Shade
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Vitola
- Double Corona
- Churchill
- Size
- 7.625 in × 54
- 7 in × 49
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CreamCedarLemon peelVanillaToasted almond
- CashewAlmondCoffee beanCreamWhite pepper
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Mild-Medium — a similar body either way.
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 →Choose Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 if
creamy notes appeal to you.
See Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 →Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 — FAQ
- Is the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute or the Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 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 Cabinet Selection No. 8 cashew and almond.
- What's the difference between the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and the Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8?
- The Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Shade wrapper; the Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Shade wrapper.