CAO Flathead V660 Carb vs Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Robusto
How do CAO Flathead V660 Carb and Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Robustostack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
- Mexican San Andres
- Binder
- Connecticut Habano
- Ecuadorian
- Filler
- Nicaraguan, Dominican
- Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Box-Pressed Gordo
- Robusto
- Size
- 6 in × 60
- 5 in × 50
- Rating
- 95/100 · 2015
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- Flavor
- CocoaCoffeePepperEarthCedar
- Dark cocoaEspressoCedarPepperEarth
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- CAO Flathead V660 Carb carries the published pedigree (95 points from the critics).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.