Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Davidoff Grand Cru No. 5
How do Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and Davidoff Grand Cru No. 5stack 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 Davidoff Grand Cru No. 5 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
- Ecuador Connecticut
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Vitola
- Double Corona
- Petit Corona
- Size
- 7.625 in × 54
- 4 in × 41
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CreamCedarLemon peelVanillaToasted almond
- CreamHazelnutCedarToasted breadLight spice
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 →Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Davidoff Grand Cru No. 5 — FAQ
- Is the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute or the Davidoff Grand Cru No. 5 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 Davidoff Grand Cru No. 5 cream and hazelnut.
- What's the difference between the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and the Davidoff Grand Cru No. 5?
- The Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Shade wrapper; the Davidoff Grand Cru No. 5 is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.