Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 vs Davidoff Aniversario Special R
How do Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 and Davidoff Aniversario Special Rstack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
The short answer
The Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 and Davidoff Aniversario Special R sit at a similar mild-medium strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
- Strength
- Body
- Mild-Medium
- Mild-Medium
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Shade
- Ecuador Connecticut Shade
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican
- Vitola
- Churchill
- Robusto
- Size
- 7 in × 49
- 4.875 in × 50
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CashewAlmondCoffee beanCreamWhite pepper
- CreamCedarToasted nutLeatherLight 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.
Choose Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 if
creamy notes appeal to you.
See Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 →Choose Davidoff Aniversario Special R if
creamy notes appeal to you.
See Davidoff Aniversario Special R →Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 vs Davidoff Aniversario Special R — FAQ
- Is the Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 or the Davidoff Aniversario Special R better for beginners?
- They're a similar mild-medium strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 brings cashew and almond, the Davidoff Aniversario Special R cream and cedar.
- What's the difference between the Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 and the Davidoff Aniversario Special R?
- The Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Connecticut Shade wrapper; the Davidoff Aniversario Special R is a mild-medium Dominican Republic cigar with a Ecuador Connecticut Shade wrapper.