No. 02
The HQ Take
- We’d call it
- mild · light body · Under $8
- Flavor
- creamcedarnuthoney
- Suits
- New smoker · Casual smoker
- When
- Morning / with coffeeOutdoors / golfEveryday45–75 min
A properly made Connecticut shade at a budget price — the value pick for mild smokers.
Most cheap Connecticuts taste thin or papery. Charter Oak does not, because the Nicaraguan filler underneath gives it something to stand on. Cream, cedar and a light honey sweetness, with none of the harshness that usually shows up at this price. It is a morning cigar in the traditional sense — mild enough to go with coffee and not flatten the rest of your day. The best argument that mild does not have to mean boring or cheap-tasting.
Mornings with coffee, and a genuinely safe first cigar.
