Ashton ESG 20 Year Salute vs Partagás Black Label Máximo
How do Ashton ESG 20 Year Salute and Partagás Black Label Máximostack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
- Strength
- Body
- Full
- Full
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Dominican (Cuban-seed sun-grown)
- Connecticut Habano Medio Tiempo
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican (La Vega Especial)
- Filler
- Dominican
- Nicaraguan & Dominican (Piloto Cubano)
- Vitola
- Churchill
- Toro (Tubo)
- Size
- 6.75 in × 49
- 6 in × 50
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- EspressoCedarCaramel sweetnessLeatherPepper
- EspressoBlack pepperDark chocolateEarthLeather
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Full — a similar body either way.
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.