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HC Series Connecticut Grande

🇳🇮 NicaraguaToro Gordo152 mm × 60
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Strength
Medium

About this cigar

The XIKAR HC Series Connecticut Grande is a cigar in the Toro Gordo format, 152 mm long with a 60 ring gauge (23.8 mm), made in Nicaragua. Tobaccos: wrapper Connecticut Shade / Ecuador, binder Sumatra and filler Costa Rica / Mexico / Nicaragua. Strength: medium; smoking time about 114 minutes. In the HC Series Connecticut line (7 sizes), it is the one with the largest ring gauge. Noted flavors: cream, cedar, hazelnut and spice.

Released under the XIKAR house, the HC Series Connecticut Grande is a 152 mm toro gordo with a 60 ring gauge, combining an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, a Sumatra binder and a filler blended from Costa Rica, Mexico and Nicaragua. Its medium strength and generous format will appeal to aficionados seeking a broad, balanced smoke made in Nicaragua.

Specifications

Brand
XIKAR
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HC Series Connecticut Grande
Length
152 mm · 5.98″
Ring gauge
60 · 23.8 mm
Wrapper
Connecticut Shade / Ecuador
Wrapper shade
Colorado
Binder
Sumatra
Filler
Costa Rica / Mexico / Nicaragua
Country of manufacture
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Smoking time
About 114 min
The house
XIKAR

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Flavor palette

The flavor notes recorded for this cigar, grouped by family.

Sweet
Woody
Roasted
Spicy

Pairings

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Cognac or armagnacDried fruit, hazelnut, oak90% match

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