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Ashton Classic 8-9-8

ASHTON
Classic 8-9-8
LONSDALE
87

Cigarbench score

87 / 100

7 reviews on record.

Reviews

7

on record

Price

$16.00

Per stick, one retailer.
Not an average. One snapshot, not live.

per stick

Elevation · actual size
6.5″44 RG

6.5″ × 44 lonsdale · Connecticut Shade wrapper · Dominican Republic binder and filler · mild-medium strength

I · The blend

WrapperConnecticut Shade
BinderDominican Republic
FillerDominican Republic
OriginDominican Republic
ColourClaro
StrengthMild-Medium

II · Cheaper than this

Matched on size, shape, strength and a trustworthy score. Not a taste claim. Only cigars with 20 or more reviews are listed.

Don Pepin Garcia My Father La Gran Oferta Toro6″ × 50 · Ecuador · Habano · mild-medium · 59 reviews6″ × 50 · Nicaragua · mild-medium$8.7046% less · 89Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Flor Fina 8-5-8 Maduro6″ × 47 · Connecticut Broadleaf · United States · mild-medium · 30 reviews6″ × 47 · Dominican Republic · mild-medium$6.7458% less · 89Java Latte Toro6″ × 50 · Connecticut Shade · United States · mild-medium · 42 reviews6″ × 50 · Nicaragua · mild-medium$12.4022% less · 88Ashton Aged Maduro No. 406″ × 50 · Connecticut Broadleaf · mild-medium · 29 reviews6″ × 50 · Dominican Republic · mild-medium$14.0013% less · 88Macanudo Inspirado White Churchill7″ × 48 · Connecticut Shade · Ecuador · mild-medium · 28 reviews7″ × 48 · Dominican Republic · mild-medium$8.2548% less · 88

III · What people taste

Counted words in the 7 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

smoothnamed in 4 of 7 reviews57%
spicenamed in 4 of 7 reviews57%
sweetnamed in 4 of 7 reviews57%
creamnamed in 3 of 7 reviews43%
vanillanamed in 3 of 7 reviews43%
butternamed in 2 of 7 reviews29%
cedarnamed in 2 of 7 reviews29%
cinnamonnamed in 2 of 7 reviews29%

IV · The rest of the Ashton house

Heritage Puro Sol Churchill6.75″ × 48 · Cameroon · medium$14.75ESG 23-Year Salute6.25″ × 52 · Dominican Republic · full$30.00VSG Corona Gorda5.75″ × 46 · Ecuador · Sumatra · full$19.00Classic Churchill7.5″ × 52 · Connecticut Shade · mild-medium$14.75ESG 20 Year Salute6.75″ × 49 · Dominican Republic · full$19.00

The score blends 7 reviews from every source we hold, shrunk toward the mean so a cigar with three reviews cannot outrank one with three hundred. How the score is built
Price is one retailer's per-stick quote, not an average, and it is not live.
We do not judge plume or mould from a photo, and we do not tell you when a cigar is ready. Read r/cigars' pinned guide for that.