Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro vs Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill
How do Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro and Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchillstack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
The short answer
The Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro and Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill sit at a similar mild-medium strength, so it comes down to flavor and origin.
- Strength
- Body
- Mild-Medium
- Mild-Medium
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper
- Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade
- Ecuador Connecticut Shade
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan
- Vitola
- Toro
- Churchill
- Size
- 6 in × 50
- 7 in × 50
- Rating
- —
- 92/100 · 2023
- Flavor
- CreamCedarAlmondLight pepperSweet hay
- CreamAlmondCedarOakLight coffee
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Mild-Medium — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill carries the published pedigree (92 points from the critics).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.
Choose Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro if
creamy notes appeal to you.
See Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro →Choose Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill if
creamy notes appeal to you.
See Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill →Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro vs Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill — FAQ
- Is the Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro or the Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill better for beginners?
- They're a similar mild-medium strength, so neither is clearly easier — choose by flavor. The Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro brings cream and cedar, the Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill cream and almond.
- What's the difference between the Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro and the Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill?
- The Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro is a mild-medium Nicaragua cigar with a Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper; the Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill is a mild-medium Nicaragua cigar with a Ecuador Connecticut Shade wrapper.
- Which is rated higher, the Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro or the Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill?
- Joya de Nicaragua Clásico Toro: no published critic score yet. Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill: Cigar Aficionado 92/100.