Sancho Panza (Hon) ‘Double Maduro’ Corin

Wow what a great experience this was. My Sunday morning selection to go with my cup o' joe. Looks have never been a problem but construction has. Not this time. The burn was perfectly straight with no relights and the ash held until I was ready to tap it off and the cone left behind was perfectly shaped and cherry red. The initial charcoal taste quickly faded and the flavor evolved offering cocoa, coffee, with notes of sweetness and a certain sharpness at times. Not for the evening unless you are a mild cigar fan.

this cigar tasted like A$$, I smoked it all the way through anyway and I regret that more than anything else.

Scored a box for $40, the Lancero is 5.25 x 54. 60 days rest and the flavors of semi-sweet chocolate, steel and coffee are more prominent and smoother. Needed two touch ups otherwise a good burn and draw. A good cigar.

Weird name for a short fat cigar. I am rating the Lancero (5.25x54) here because this is the closest size to it. Nice smoke right out of the box. Burns great, but can get hot if puffed too fast. Looks like one of those big fat Tootsie Rolls. The wrapper dark, rough wrapper houses a well made box pressed barrel of tobacco. Medium body with sufficient spice and good maddie flavors. I think this will be a good one down the road.

the first friday of every month at the local shop is free cigar day. You buy at least one cigar and you get the freebie smoke of the day, well a few months ago it was the sancho panza, I was interested because they usually don't give away a $5 stick, so I made my purchase and scored the freebie. Later that day a buddy of mine said he got one as well, smoked it, and threw half of it away. So, I put it in my humidor and a let it sit for a 3 months, hoping it would help it out. It did not. From the moment I cut it the misery began. The wrapper which didn't look so good anyway, started to unravel a bit, but it was still smokeable. It lit well, had a solid ash, but burned unevenly. It started out with virtually no taste, so, I gave it a bit of time. After about 30 minutes, the taste still had not arrived, so I gave up, and chucked it. It didn't taste bad, it just didn't taste at all.

I loved the changing flavors. It lit nicely, burned very well with a strong ashe. This is a cigar that I will keep on hand. They were a little moist upon purchase, but some time to acclimate to my weather conditions and allow the cigars to mellow, made this cigar get better with age.

Mine unwrapped from almost to the ring as well. Changed some as it burned, but not that drastically. I enjoyed the cigar's taste, none the less, forgettable.

I managed this gar through a local shop that had, I think mistakenly, placed it into a bargain bin area. I snatched it up for 2.50 :). It was a bargain. It was a bit moist to the touch, but it lit well with my Cali torch. I smoked this one right in the shop. It took over an hour to put this thing away. I thought the flavor was a nice coffie, cedar with a few minor changes along the way. Overall a mild to medium affair.

Maybe I should wait until I get to smoke an entire stick before I officially review this brand. A quick note to reiterate some of the previous remarks. No pre-smoke aroma. Cigar felt soft. Cut a V notch and the wrapper disintegrated. More accurately the wrapper unwrapped from the cap to the ring (which I slipped over the flaw in an attempt to smoke). Lit well. Got 1/4" ash, nice white gray, no taste. None.