Best Mild Cigars: The Smooth Cigars Our Customers Buy Most

Short answer: the best mild cigars are smooth cigars, most of them under a pale Connecticut Shade wrapper. These are the mild and mild-to-medium cigars our customers bought most over the past year, led by the San Lotano Requiem Connecticut, Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente, Perla del Mar Shade, Macanudo, Camacho Connecticut and Ashton. The table reads each price and stock level from our inventory when the page loads.

The best mild cigars we sell

Listed in order of how many orders included each cigar over the past year, from our own sales records, among the cigars our catalog lists as mild or mild to medium. Flavored, infused and aromatic cigars are left out; they have their own section below. Most come as a single, a 5-pack and a box.

Every mild and mild-to-medium cigar we carry is on our mild cigars page.

How the top mild cigars compare

Size, wrapper, strength and country of manufacture for one size of each line in the table, from our catalog.

The best mild cigars by style

Connecticut Shade classics

• Ashton Classic: the Corona (5½ x 44), Magnum (5 x 50), Monarch Tubo (6 x 50), Majesty (6 x 56) and Churchill (7½ x 52). Connecticut Shade over Dominican tobacco, listed as mild, with cream, coffee bean, almond, cashew and cedar.
• Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente: the Chateau Fuente Natural (4½ x 50) and Double Chateau Natural (6¾ x 50), both under U.S. Connecticut Shade and listed as mild.
• Diamond Crown Classic: J.C. Newman's Connecticut Shade cigars, the wrapper aged five years, from the Robusto No. 5 (4½ x 54) to the Toro No. 3 (6½ x 54) and Churchill No. 2 (7½ x 54).
• Macanudo Café: the Hyde Park (5½ x 49) and the Ascot tin of 10, Connecticut Shade, made in the Dominican Republic and listed as mild. The Gold Label Ascot uses Connecticut Golden Shade, sweet and creamy with almonds.

Shade wrappers from Nicaragua and Honduras

• San Lotano Requiem Connecticut Gran Toro: a 6 x 60 from A.J. Fernandez in Nicaragua, mild to medium, with cream, nuts and wood, coffee and almond.
• Perla del Mar Shade: mild, from the Short Robusto (3¾ x 56) to the Double Toro (6 x 60).
• Camacho Connecticut: the Toro (6 x 50) and Gordo (6 x 60), made in Honduras, mild to medium.
• Rocky Patel The Edge Battalion Connecticut (6 x 60, Honduras), Oliva Connecticut Reserve Toro (6 x 50, Nicaragua) and La Aroma de Cuba Connecticut El Jefe (7 x 58, Nicaragua), all mild to medium.
• Brick House Double Connecticut Mighty Mighty: a 6¼ x 60 under Connecticut Shade from Nicaragua, listed as mild.

One step up, still on the mild side

• Ashton Cabinet Selection No. 7: 6¼ x 52 under Connecticut Shade, mild to medium, with almond, cashew, cream, coffee bean and white pepper.
• Davidoff Grand Cru Robusto (5¼ x 52) and Cohiba Connecticut Toro Tubo (6½ x 52): Dominican cigars under Ecuadorian Connecticut wrappers, mild to medium.
• Arturo Fuente Churchill Selección d'Oro: a 7¼ x 48, mild to medium.
• Ashton Aged Maduro No. 40: proof that a dark wrapper is not always strong. Connecticut Broadleaf, listed as mild to medium, with dark chocolate, almond, maple and molasses.

Short mild smokes

• The Perla del Mar Shade Short Robusto (3¾ x 56) and the Chateau Fuente Natural (4½ x 50).
• The Macanudo Café and Gold Label Ascot tins (4³⁄₁₆ x 32, ten to a tin), the Montecristo White Mini cigarillo (2⅞ x 20, twenty to a tin) and the Arturo Fuente Exquisitos Maduro (4½ x 33).

What makes a cigar mild?

Strength comes mostly from the blend of tobacco inside the cigar. Most mild cigars also wear a pale, shade-grown wrapper, Connecticut Shade or Ecuadorian Connecticut, which tends to smoke creamy and smooth. The wrapper is a clue, not a rule: the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 40 is dark and still mild to medium, and the Undercrown Shade wears a Connecticut wrapper but is listed as medium. Our guide to cigar wrapper types covers each wrapper.

Flavored mild cigars

If mild to you means sweet, J.C. Newman's Sarzedas is a mild aromatic cigar with a sweetened cap, under an Ecuadorian Shade wrapper. Infused cigars from Tatiana, ACID, CAO and Drew Estate's Tabak Especial are on our flavored cigars page, and the ones our customers buy most are in our best cheap cigars guide.

How to enjoy a mild cigar

• Start with a single. Most cigars in the table sell as a single, so you can try several lines before buying a box.
• Pick a size you will finish. A short robusto or corona suits a first cigar or a morning; a toro or churchill takes longer.
• Smoke it slowly. Puffing too fast makes any cigar hot and harsh, and a mild cigar shows it first.
• Keep it at 65–70% humidity. Store extras in a humidor or a sealed bag with a Boveda pack.

New to cigars? Start with our best cigars for beginners. To try several at once, see our cigar samplers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best mild cigar?

Going by what our customers bought most over the past year, the San Lotano Requiem Connecticut Gran Toro leads our mild cigars, followed by the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Natural and the Perla del Mar Shade Short Robusto. For a classic Connecticut Shade cigar, the Ashton Classic line, from the Corona to the Churchill, is listed as mild in our catalog.

What makes a cigar mild?

Mostly the blend of tobacco inside it, and most of the mild cigars we carry also wear a pale, shade-grown wrapper such as Connecticut Shade or Ecuadorian Connecticut. Wrapper color alone does not set strength: the Ashton Aged Maduro No. 40 has a dark Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper and is listed as mild to medium, while the Undercrown Shade has a Connecticut wrapper and is listed as medium.

Are Connecticut Shade cigars mild?

Many are. In our catalog the Ashton Classic, Diamond Crown Classic, Macanudo Café and Chateau Fuente Natural are listed as mild, and the Camacho Connecticut, Oliva Connecticut Reserve and San Lotano Requiem Connecticut as mild to medium. Not every one is: the Undercrown Shade and My Father Connecticut are listed as medium.

What is a good mild cigar for a beginner?

A short, mild cigar bought as a single, such as the Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Natural (4½ x 50), the Perla del Mar Shade Short Robusto (3¾ x 56) or the Ashton Corona (5½ x 44). Our guide to the best cigars for beginners has more first picks.

Do mild cigars have less flavor?

Mild describes strength, not how much flavor a cigar has. Our catalog lists cream, coffee bean, almond, cashew and cedar for the Ashton Classic, citrus, peanut and dried flowers for the Chateau Fuente Natural, and cream, nuts, wood, coffee and almond for the San Lotano Requiem Connecticut.

Where can I buy mild cigars in Yuma, AZ?

In our walk-in humidor at Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, 1651 S Arizona Ave, a Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge. Call 928-276-3500 to check what is on the shelf today.

Do you ship mild cigars?

Yes. $9.99 flat shipping, free on orders of $125 or more. In-stock orders ship within 1–2 business days, and every order ships with a Boveda humidity pack.