Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro vs Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50
How do Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro and Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50stack 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 Double Chateau Fuente Maduro is the fuller, stronger smoke (Medium); the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 is the milder of the two (Mild-Medium).
- Strength
- Body
- Medium
- Mild-Medium
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
- Connecticut Broadleaf
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Vitola
- Toro
- Churchill
- Size
- 6.75 in × 50
- 7 in × 48
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- Dark chocolateCedarCoffeeSweet spiceEarth
- CocoaCoffeeCedarSweet spiceDark bread
The verdict
- Strength
- Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro is the bolder smoke (Medium vs Mild-Medium). New to cigars? Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 is the friendlier place to start.
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.
Choose Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro if
you want a bolder, fuller-bodied cigar, or sweet notes appeal to you.
See Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro →Choose Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 if
you want the milder, more beginner-friendly smoke, or sweet notes appeal to you.
See Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 →Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro vs Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 — FAQ
- Is the Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro or the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 better for beginners?
- The Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 is the gentler of the two (Mild-Medium-bodied), which usually makes it the friendlier pick for a newer smoker.
- Is the Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro or the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 stronger?
- The Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro is stronger — it's Medium-bodied, versus Mild-Medium for the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50.
- What's the difference between the Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro and the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50?
- The Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente Maduro is a medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper; the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 50 is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.