AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo

In January 2025, AGANORSA Leaf released an event-only sampler called the Flex Sampler, which included 10 of its blends in a toro vitola, including a 6 x 52 round version of its AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut. Sixteen months later, the same vitola began showing up on store shelves once again, though with one notable difference: this time, each cigar came in an aluminum tube.

• AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Gran Robusto (5 x 54) — $14.50 (Box of 10, $145)
• AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Toro (6 1/4 x 52) — $15.50 (Box of 10, $155)
• AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo (6 x 52) — $19.99 (Box of 10, $199.90)

The AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo is a 6 x 52 toro, and it’s the second toro for the line, joining the existing 6 1/4 x 52 box-pressed toro. Also notable about this new size is that it’s round, as opposed to being pressed like the other toro and the 5 x 54 Gran Robusto.

The blend uses an Ecuadorian-grown, Connecticut-seed wrapper, while the binder and filler are Nicaraguan tobacco grown by AGANORSA. It’s the same blend the line has used since its debut in 2023.

Pricing for the AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo is set at $19.99 per cigar and $199.90 for a box of 10 cigars.

“The Aniversario Connecticut Tubo offers a perfect combination of elegance, convenience, and flavor,” said Terence Reilly, vp of sales & marketing for AGANORSA Leaf, in a press release when the cigar was announced in March. “It’s an ideal cigar for both longtime fans of the brand and smokers discovering AGANORSA for the first time.”

• Cigar Reviewed: AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo
• Country of Origin: Nicaragua
• Factory: Aganorsa
• Wrapper: Ecuador (Connecticut)
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua
• Length: 6 Inches
• Ring Gauge: 52
• Shape: Round
• MSRP: $19.90 (Box of 10, $199)
• Release Date: July 2026
• Number of Cigars Released: Regular Production
• Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3

When I unscrew the lid of the first tube, I’m greeted by a tightly bunched-up piece of tobacco that looks like a candela leaf due to its light, pale green color. There isn’t much of an aroma to this bit of padding, so I’m guessing it’s simply there to protect the foot of the cigar. The second cigar’s padding is a bit more tan, while the third has a medium-brown color, the darkest of the trio but not a notably dark shade. Once I slide the covering off the lower half of the cigars, I can get a better feel for how the cigars look, revealing a color that reminds me of a graham cracker, decently tanned but not overdone. The blue and silver of the bands are a pretty stark contrast to the wrapper, though the three shades do work well together. Beyond that, I can see some seam lines where the leaf gets darker where the cuts to the wrapper were made. The first cigar is firm but not hard, the second cigar feels like it has a bit more give, while the third is the hardest of the bunch. The foot of the first cigar has a rich, creamy aroma of pistachio, macadamia nuts, and black pepper. The second cigar is a bit brighter, almost a bit grassy or vegetal, both in the best sense of the terms. Behind that, the creaminess and pistachio remain, and while I don’t get much pepper, it still elicits a sneeze. The third cigar isn’t quite as bright as the second, but the components are largely the same, with more of a melted vanilla ice cream flavor than a typical creaminess. The first cigar has a smooth, slightly firm draw, with the creaminess returning but now with a bit less intensity, while my lips tingle from the wrapper. The second cigar’s draw is just a touch looser, darn near ideal, leading with a smooth creaminess before the lip tingle sets in, while the third has a draw I’d call slightly loose, with a mild flavor marked by slightly sweet graham cracker and a bit of pepper.

The AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo opens with a light, tongue-tingling pepper and a fairly hearty, chewy base note that reminds me a bit of a pretzel bun, with a touch of creaminess in the mix as well. There are touches of earthiness at times, along with a little peppery heat that appears only in the third cigar, but I wouldn’t classify either as a core component. Retrohales have a very enjoyable and long-tailed black pepper, sticking around and tingling my nostrils for a few seconds after the smoke passes through my nose. I appreciate how dialed in the flavor seems, not trying to do too much, keeping its components balanced, and delivering a smooth and enjoyable flavor. That flavor rates around medium-plus in intensity, while the body of the smoke is also medium-plus, and nicotine strength is mild. Construction is very good, with the draws smooth, the smoke plentiful, and the burn lines even.

The second third starts with a little more edge to the flavor, as the creaminess has largely departed, and something about the pepper has changed to give the profile a bit more character. Retrohales see the same change, and in the third cigar, I get a bit of eye irritation from the smoke. The creaminess returns ahead of the midway point, this time with some dry wood accents, giving the cigar some serious complexity. The cigar continues toying with the intensity of the pepper, and the first cigar has me jot down the word aggressive, something I don’t think about the other two quite as much, but it definitely has some more character than earlier, making for an interesting contrast with the otherwise smooth and complex flavors. Flavor alternates between medium-plus and medium-full, body is medium-plus, and strength is medium-minus. Construction remains very good, and I don’t find any notable issues.

The final third of the AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo shuffles the flavors a little bit, starting with a combination of creaminess and peanut shells, followed by a really enjoyable, rich earthiness that isn’t too heavy for the blend, with some black pepper sprinkled in and leading the finish. The black pepper begins to take more control of the profile after the bands come off, becoming a bit sharper and more pointed on the finish. However, it doesn’t go full-bore pepper, as dry, hearty earth helps maintain balance and complexity through the cigar’s conclusion. Flavor continues to sit between medium-plus and medium-full; body is medium; and strength holds at medium-minus. The first two cigars have some really bad combustion in the final third, necessitating a handful of relights in order to give it a shot at getting to the finish line. The third dodges that, and all three cigars perform well in the other aspects of construction.

Final Notes:

• I set the three tobacco cushions used in the tubes aside, then moistened them to give them some pliability. When I unfolded them, I found they looked like half a leaf of filler tobacco.

• Above is a photo of what they look like when they come out of the tube:
• The AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo was part of AGANORSA Leaf’s new products unveiled at the 2026 PCA Convention & Trade Show in April.
• Charlie Minato has reviewed and reduxed the Gran Robusto size.
• Smoking this size and other toro size side-by-side, or within a short time of each other, would seemingly make for an interesting comparison between the two similar sizes.
• There are four AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario lines: Corojo, Maduro, Connecticut, and Aniversario 25.
• I didn’t find much in the way of nicotine strength, despite a few moments where it felt like it was trying to deliver some.

• The company lists these as a 6 x 52 toro. The numbers above are the measurements we found for the three cigars used for this review.
• Final smoking time was two hours and 20 minutes on average.
• The cigars for this review were purchased by halfwheel.
• Site sponsors Atlantic Cigar Co.,Corona Cigar Co., and Small Batch Cigar carry the AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut Tubo. Cigars Daily, Cigars Direct and JR Cigars carry other sizes of the AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Connecticut line.

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