Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Gurkha Beauty
How do Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and Gurkha Beautystack 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
- Ecuadorian Connecticut (aged)
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican Republic
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican Republic and Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Double Corona
- Beauty
- Size
- 7.625 in × 54
- 6.5 in × 58
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CreamCedarLemon peelVanillaToasted almond
- CreamToasted nutsLight cedarVanillaMild earth
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.