Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill vs Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Connecticut Robusto
How do Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill and Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Connecticut Robustostack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
Oliva
Oliva Connecticut Reserve Churchill
Perdomo
Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year Vintage Connecticut Robusto
- Strength
- Body
- Mild-Medium
- Mild-Medium
- Origin
- Nicaragua
- Nicaragua
- Wrapper
- Ecuador Connecticut Shade
- Ecuadorian Connecticut (bourbon barrel-aged)
- Binder
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan (Cuban-seed)
- Filler
- Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguan (Cuban-seed)
- Vitola
- Churchill
- Robusto
- Size
- 7 in × 50
- 5 x 56 × 56
- Rating
- 92/100 · 2023
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- Flavor
- CreamAlmondCedarOakLight coffee
- CreamCaramelCedarAlmondButter
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.