Jaime Garcia R. E. – Connecticut
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Connecticut Shade

Jaime Garcia R. E. – Connecticut

Cream, Cedar, Light Pepper

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About Jaime Garcia R. E. – Connecticut

Jaime Garcia R.E. – Connecticut is the Ecuadorian Connecticut‑wrapped expression of the Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial line, built over Nicaraguan binder and filler and produced in Nicaragua. Debuting as a New England regional release in 2012 before broader distribution, it sits in the mild‑to‑medium strength lane and highlights cream, cedar, hay/grain sweetness and light pepper, with solid construction and flavor transitions that can firm toward medium in the final third on some vitolas.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Mild to Medium
  • Ecuadorian Connecticut
  • Cedar, hay/grain, cream, light black pepper, nuts, light earth

Connecticut Shade

Jaime Garcia R. E. – Connecticut

Jaime Garcia R. E. – Connecticut
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Jaime Garcia R. E. – Connecticut uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler and is blended by José “Pepín” Garcia with Jaime’s input; it sits in the mild–medium lane with cedar, hay/grain, cream and gentle black‑pepper notes.

Sizes

  • Robusto (5.0" x 50)
  • Toro (6.0" x 54)
  • Toro Gordo (6.0" x 60)
  • Churchill (7.0" x 50)

Strength

Mild to Medium

Country of Origin

Nicaragua

Wrapper

Ecuadorian Connecticut

Binder

Nicaraguan

Filler

Nicaraguan

Flavor Profile

Cedar, hay/grain, cream, light black pepper, nuts, light earth

This Connecticut‑wrapped sibling of the Reserva Especial family keeps the Garcia backbone but softens the surface. The Ecuadorian shade produces hay, cereal and cream notes up front, with cedar and light earth filling the midpalate while a restrained pepper tickle appears on the retrohale. Strength stays left of the house norm—mild to medium early with the potential to firm toward medium in the final third—making it a lighter, more approachable take on the Garcia flavor template without losing textural detail or tobacco depth.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Connecticut expression swaps the original’s Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper for an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade leaf, which softens the Garcia signature: think cream, hay and cedar up front instead of the Broadleaf’s molasses, heavier sweetness and more aggressive black pepper. Strength sits lower early and generally finishes in the mild–medium lane, though some sizes can firm toward medium late in the smoke.

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