Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Brillantes
How do Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Brillantesstack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
Arturo Fuente
Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute
E.P. Carrillo
E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut Brillantes
- Strength
- Body
- Mild-Medium
- Mild-Medium
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Shade
- Ecuador Connecticut
- Binder
- Dominican
- Nicaragua
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
- Vitola
- Double Corona
- Robusto
- Size
- 7.625 in × 54
- 5 in × 50
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CreamCedarLemon peelVanillaToasted almond
- CreamCedarAlmondCoffeeWhite 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.