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.
- 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.