Bolívar New Gold Medal vs Partagás 8-9-8
How do Bolívar New Gold Medal and Partagás 8-9-8stack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
The short answer
The Bolívar New Gold Medal and Partagás 8-9-8 sit at a similar medium-full strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Cuba
- Cuba
- Wrapper
- Cuban
- Cuban
- Binder
- Cuban
- Cuban
- Filler
- Cuban
- Cuban
- Vitola
- Grand Corona (Partagás 15)
- Lonsdale (Dalias)
- Size
- 6.5 in × 48
- 6.7 in × 43
- Rating
- —
- —
- Flavor
- CedarCoffeeLeatherCocoaEarth
- CedarLeatherCoffeeEarthPepper
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.
Bolívar New Gold Medal vs Partagás 8-9-8 — FAQ
- Is the Bolívar New Gold Medal or the Partagás 8-9-8 better for beginners?
- They're a similar medium-full strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Bolívar New Gold Medal brings cedar and coffee, the Partagás 8-9-8 cedar and leather.
- What's the difference between the Bolívar New Gold Medal and the Partagás 8-9-8?
- The Bolívar New Gold Medal is a medium-full Cuban cigar with a Cuban wrapper; the Partagás 8-9-8 is a medium-full Cuban cigar with a Cuban wrapper.