The Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro is a mild-to-medium cigar that quietly overachieves. Over an extraordinary 100 minutes it works through cedar, nutmeg, vanilla bean, and dark chocolate, carrying a few genuinely unusual notes along the way. For a Toro at this price, both the length and the range of flavor are well beyond what you would expect.
Construction of the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro
The cigar arrives firm with a silky, smooth oiliness across the wrapper. The build is clean and solid, with one small note: a slightly thicker vein appears toward the final third. It did not affect the smoke in any meaningful way, but it is worth mentioning. Otherwise the construction is exactly what you would want.
Band Impression
The band carries the Aroma de Nicaragua identity with a classic, understated look. It does not overstate itself, which suits a cigar that lets the tobacco do the talking.
Size of the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro
- Length: 6 inches (152 mm)
- Ring Gauge: 50 (19.8 mm)
- Format: Toro
A Toro at 152 mm with a 50 ring gauge. Smoked at a relaxed pace, it delivered an extraordinary 100 minutes.
Blend of the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro
The Connecticut is one of four Original Blends from Aroma de Nicaragua, each sharing the same Nicaraguan binder and filler under a different wrapper. This one uses a Connecticut wrapper.
- Wrapper: Connecticut
- Binder: Nicaraguan
- Filler: Nicaraguan
Scent and Cold Draw of the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro
Before lighting, the wrapper gave off the scent of vanilla. The foot offered chocolate and a woodiness.
The cold draw brought maltiness and a sweetness. Clean and inviting.
1/3 — Let’s Light Up the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro
The first third opened with a creamy and lightly buttery texture on the palate.
The flavors I felt in the first third were cedar, nutmeg, spice, minerals, and a general sweetness with a light vanilla bean nuance. In the background came moss, saltiness, and grass.
The opening is smooth and clean, with the cedar and nutmeg setting a warm, spiced tone. The vanilla bean sweetness underneath keeps it soft, while that light moss note adds an earthy, slightly unusual edge.
The retrohale in the first third had a light tickle, with woodiness and pepperiness. If you are not yet retrohaling, you are missing a good part of what a cigar like this offers, and our complete guide to retrohaling walks you through it.
2/3 — The Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro Builds
The texture became a richer combination of creaminess and butter, with a very light dryness in the second third. The profile broadened into its most interesting stage.
The flavors I felt in the second third were nutmeg, cedar and a general woodiness, a fruitiness that is hard to describe, minerals, saltiness, and a general pepperiness. In the background came earthiness, an incredibly faint and unique note of coconut oil, nougat chocolate, pistachio nuttiness, leaf, and caffè latte.
This is where the cigar shows something special. The coconut oil note in particular is one I almost never come across, and alongside the pistachio nuttiness and nougat chocolate, it gives the second third a distinctive, almost dessert-like character underneath the woody, peppery top notes. These are the kind of nuances that make a cigar memorable.
The retrohale in the second third was smooth. Woodiness.
3/3 — Let’s See How the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro Finishes
The texture stayed creamy with a light dryness in the final third.
The flavors I felt in the final third were coffee, a general nuttiness with a roasted almond nuance, woodiness, earthiness, saltiness, leaf, and a dark chocolate with a faint cacao nuance. In the background came espresso, a dark syrup-like sweetness, minerals, tanginess, and moss.
The final third turns darker and richer. The coffee and dark chocolate lead, the roasted almond and earthiness give it depth, and the dark syrup sweetness underneath keeps it balanced. The moss note returns from the first third, tying the smoke together.
The retrohale in the final third was smooth. Woodiness with a nuance of pepper.
After Taste
The aftertaste lingered with walnuts. A clean, dry close.
Smoke Time
Approximately 100 minutes from lighting to the final puffs. That is remarkably long, even for a Toro. It speaks to how densely and carefully this cigar is packed, and it is a real part of its value. You are getting considerably more cigar than the format and price would suggest.
Draw
Excellent throughout. Open and consistent across all three thirds.
Burn Quality
Mostly even, with one note. The burn ran slightly crooked in the final third and needed a few touch-ups to keep it on track. It was manageable and did not spoil the smoke, but it is worth mentioning.
Body of the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro
Medium on the border of mild. The body stays gentle across the full 100 minutes, giving the profile room to develop from smooth and spiced to dark and rich without ever becoming heavy. If you want to understand what body actually means and how it differs from strength, our guide to the body of a cigar breaks it down.
Price of the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro
The Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro retails at around $11.90 per cigar. For a mild-to-medium cigar that delivers 100 minutes of steadily developing flavor with a few genuinely unusual notes, the price sits where it should, and arguably a little under.
Conclusion
The Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro is a gentle, long-burning cigar that delivers more than its mild body suggests.
The first third opens with cedar, nutmeg, spice, and a vanilla bean sweetness. The second third is the highlight, bringing an unusual coconut oil note alongside pistachio, nougat chocolate, and caffè latte. The final third closes darker with coffee, roasted almond, dark chocolate, and dark syrup. Across an extraordinary 100 minutes the mild-to-medium body stays balanced and consistent.
If I compare price versus taste versus quality, the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro sits where it should, and arguably a little under. At around $11.90 for this much smoke time and this many unusual, memorable notes, it is easy value to recommend. The only small drawbacks were a slightly thicker vein and a burn that ran a touch crooked in the final third. A great choice for anyone who wants a long, gentle, flavorful smoke with a few surprises along the way.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro
Yes. At around $11.90 per cigar it delivers an extraordinary 100 minutes of steadily developing flavor in a mild-to-medium body, with a few genuinely unusual notes. It sits fairly at its price and arguably a little under.
It opens with cedar, nutmeg, spice, minerals, vanilla bean, and a light moss. The second third brings nutmeg, cedar, an unusual coconut oil note, pistachio, nougat chocolate, and caffè latte. The final third closes with coffee, roasted almond, dark chocolate, espresso, and dark syrup. The aftertaste lingers with walnuts.
It suits anyone who wants a long, gentle, flavorful smoke. The mild-to-medium body makes it approachable for newer smokers, while the unusual notes and long development give experienced smokers plenty to follow.
A 100-minute burn is remarkably long even for a Toro. It comes down to how densely and carefully the cigar is packed, which slows the burn and gives you considerably more smoke time than the format and price would normally suggest.
Mild to medium. It stays gentle across the smoke without ever building into stronger territory.
Approximately 100 minutes at a relaxed pace, which is remarkably long for the format.
A Connecticut wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. It is one of four Original Blends that share the same Nicaraguan binder and filler under different wrappers.
The Aroma de Nicaragua Connecticut Toro was purchased independently. No compensation was received for this review. At VDG Cigars, no cigar is reviewed because of who makes it or who asked. Only because it deserves to be.
About the author: Peter Stefanic is the editor of VDG Cigars and a certified cigar sommelier. He has personally reviewed a wide range of cigars and conducted exclusive interviews with brand owners and master blenders across the industry. Every cigar he reviews is smoked in full and assessed on its own merits. Read more about him here.
