Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro
How do Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Torostack 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 Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro sit at a similar mild-medium strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
Arturo Fuente
Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute
Romeo y Julieta
Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro
- Strength
- Body
- Mild-Medium
- Mild-Medium
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Shade
- Ecuador Connecticut
- Binder
- Dominican
- Nicaraguan
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican & Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Double Corona
- Toro
- Size
- 7.625 in × 54
- 6 in × 54
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CreamCedarLemon peelVanillaToasted almond
- CreamCedarRoasted almondLight coffeeSubtle 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 →Choose Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro if
creamy notes appeal to you.
See Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro →Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute vs Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro — FAQ
- Is the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute or the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro 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 Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro cream and cedar.
- What's the difference between the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute and the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro?
- The Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Royal Salute is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Shade wrapper; the Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Toro is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Ecuador Connecticut wrapper.