Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 vs Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut No. 3
How do Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 8 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.
- 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
- Churchill
- Corona
- Size
- 7 in × 49
- 5.5 in × 44
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CashewAlmondCoffee beanCreamWhite pepper
- 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.