Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3
How do Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3stack 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 Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3 sit at a similar mild-medium strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
Arturo Fuente
Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute
Montecristo
Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3
- Strength
- Body
- Mild-Medium
- Mild-Medium
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Shade
- USA Connecticut Shade (aged)
- Binder
- Dominican
- Nicaraguan
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian
- Vitola
- Double Corona
- Corona
- Size
- 7.625 in × 54
- 5.5 in × 44
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CreamCedarLemon peelVanillaToasted almond
- CreamCedarHayAlmondLight butter
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 Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3 if
creamy notes appeal to you.
See Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3 →Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3 — FAQ
- Is the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute or the Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3 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 Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3 cream and cedar.
- What's the difference between the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and the Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3?
- The Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Shade wrapper; the Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3 is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a USA Connecticut Shade (aged) wrapper.