Sancho Panza (Hon) Valiente

Not as flavor-filled as I would have like it to be. Great everyday smoke, but definitely not a classic.

This cigar is worthy of your time and money. The burn and draw are quite good and the flavor is above average. I'm always a bit surprised how well I like the Sancho Panza cigars as they don't look like much, nor are they that expensive. They're usually, just plain good cigars. This one was tasty. I would have rated it higher but it lacked complexity and I got a little bored especially the last third. Still it's a good buy.

Very consistent flavor from start to finish--earthy with hints of cocoa throughout. Excellent burn, compact ash, beautiful draw. Ended with a sharp tang that I didn't care for, but overall a great cigar.

This cigar isn't as strong as the Double Maduro or the Xtra Feurte, but they are just as good. These make for a nice morning or early afternoon smoke. A perfect 20-30 min smoke when you don't have a lot of time. Great draw and burn with hints of spice and earth flavory. It is a mild cigar, but still has lots of flavor.

Cheap baby cigar. Dark and well made. Burned evenly, but seemed more like a cigarette. Good to fill a layer in a travel humidor with four bigs.

This cigar taste like a club sandwich. I really enjoy smoking it in the middle of the day. Not strong enough for my after dinner scotch.

got this 1 right outta the box from the store. looked like the head fell off and they just mashed another piece on there. it smoked fine had some serious burn issues up 1 side than the other than inside out. but it did taste good when it was going good I for 1 dont like the hondouran after taste its a little to metalic but this 1 will be fine after some time i had another and it was much better. the cap was still weird looking but hey it still smokes fine

Nice smoke, especially for the price. Not overly strong, but good flavor, med-high bodied. Nive all around smoke

Good earthy taste with a bit of spice mid-way, solid construction. Even burn, great ash. It's the second of them I've smoked, and while it wasn't as good as the first it was quite tasty. Well worth the (low) price.

It starts up with a nice volume of mild bodied smoke that has a pleasant cocoa element. A sweet, almost candy-like aroma, but not cloying like a flavored cigar. The finish is very short and there is almost no aftertaste. About half way through a smattering of pepper comes through on the palate and the taste becomes just a bit tannic, a little cardboard-y. And by the end what I’m getting is a mild-to-medium easygoing straightforward tobacco flavor. no construction issues at all — nice draw, good even burn, and a solid ash from start to finish. It’s not a beeyooteefull cigar, but it performs well. Excellent value.

After over a year of aging, this cigar was mild to medium in body, with a very nice mix of creamy and toasty flavors. The second half had some really nice charry overtones, and was consistently smooth with a good burn.

I was impressed by this cigar. Started out with mild taste, then got a bit spicier, then mellowed out again. Burn was a bit too fast (or maybe I was puffing too much), but all-n-all, I enjoyed this one a lot.

this reminded me alot of the padron 2000 natural. the build was ok, same with the burn. just a bit uneven. lit fairly easily. the draw was too loose for my taste. speaking of taste, this one didn't really do it for me. i couldn't even really pick out anything disticnt. the price is cheap of course which slightly makes up for it. probably will not buy again.

Disgusting smoke. My wife is usually pretty accepting of my cigar hobby, but she told me I had to take this one outside and I don't blame her. It smelled appalling and had a harsh and biting draw that was a choking spice to it that eventually turned into a fishy flavor half-way through. It burned unevenly and finally when my stomach started to turn I just threw the darn thing out. The smoke had a good body, but it was wasted on this gorge-raising cigar. I'm staying as far away from Sancho Panza as I can in the future.

I reviewed this cigar several months ago and was sorely disappointed. Construction was appalling, and the flavors were dull and muddy. Wow, what a difference a few months in the humi make! After my first impression, I buried the remainder deep in the humi, only to be brought out in extreme emergency. Since I’m running low on my favorites, I thought now would be a good time to resurrect these and give them a second chance. Construction was still off, with slight unraveling, and slight tunneling, but at least this stick was smokable, and I ended up nubbing it! That is a distinction only a handful of cigars have impressed me enough to burn down to my fingers. I’m not sure if the year spent in my humi infused the flavors of my favorites into these, or if the flavors blossomed on their own, but I was enthralled with the complexity of flavors, and potent but not overpowering body of this stick. If the next few are as good as this one, I might even move them up alongside my other favorites.

This is a pretty, small box pressed cigar. I lit it up and the draw was great, burn required a bit of fussing but nothing really bad. Taste was smooth and rich, mostly Honduran taste although these supposedly have a CT Broadleaf wrapper and mixed (HNDR) filler.

This box pressed stubby has a richly colored wrapper, and outwardly appeared beautiful. Unfortunately the construction of the stick was so bad as to be laughable. I knew it was a bad sign when I opened the head, and the cap fell off in my hand. Fortunately I have had this experience before (due to my own mistake the first time), and knew what to do. I peeled back about 1/2 inch of the wrapper, being careful not to tear it, and moistened the underside with my tongue. Then rewrapped the cigar and thoroughly moistened the head. This procedure has saved me before and it worked fine here also. Had that been the only problem with the cigar I would have overlooked it, but unfortunately it portended a series of major flaws yet to come. Lighting the stick was as usual, and I settled in for a quiet walk around the block as I generally do. The problems however, started almost immediately. The stick started burning down one side, twice as fast as the other, and after about a ½ inch it was clear there was a major problem. Hoping to save the lions share of the cigar, I cut it at the base of the ash, but before I relit it, I noticed a hole, off center and deeper than I could see the bottom. ‘Am I smoking a straw?’ I thought to myself, as I relit the cigar. Again after another few puffs, the stogie had burned down into the hole, practically leaving the edges untouched. I have never experienced this before, and decided to smoke it down and see if it would self correct. By the ½ way point it was clear there was no saving this cigar as it had burned a trench down one side. I finished the cigar with the leaf ends of the cut still intact. I was so busy futzing with the poor construction, I never focused my attention on the taste, but I recall the first few draws were harsh and biting, and then it settled into a bitter, muddy flavor.

Your basic honduran cigar. Has slightly above average flavor for the price. Construction was nice, there were no problems. It is inexpensive but I still consider it very worth smoking.

My first Sancho Panza, but not my last. Well constructed with a beautiful wrapper. Perfect draw. Lit and burned evenly. What a surprise to find such a full, robust flavor. Powerful but never harsh. I really enjoyed this little box pressed wonder. Exellent value as well.

This was a well made box pressed cigar. Strong spicy flavor if your in to that, not my taste. This cigar had a hearty feel to it and burned even & true. The draw started out a little hard & quickly improved for the rest of the smoke.

From the box pressed feel to the aroma and taste, this cigar was a pleasure to smoke.

i bought this cigar a couple of times in sampler packs and i rate it as average. it starts out spicy even alittle harsh and evens out. not bad if you like the taste

This is quite possibly the best cigar I've had for the price. It gives a lot of heavy smoke but is not overpowering. At $2 a stick, you can't do much better than this one. For beginners, it can be a bit too much in the flavor and power. I have smoked many of these, and all of them have burned perfectly even all the way to the nub.

Didn't expect much from this one. I got it in a sampler pack, and decided to give it a go. It was definitely spicy. 🙂 As the cigar burnt down, the flavors became a lot less intense, or I just got used to it. I found myself really enjoying it. A keeper...

Started out spicy. Bit much for me. Mellowed a little and gave some good smoke and cocoa flavor.

Not as good as a Glorioso, still worth the price. Goes great with a good strong cup of morning coffee.

Nothing special here. For the price it's ok, I suppose, but there are more inexpensive alternatives than ever. The construction is good, but where's the flavor?

Nicely made box pressed cigar. Mild bodied with a pleasant earthy flavor. Goes well with a morning cup of coffee, or when a mild easy smoke is called for.

Nice smoke with med flavors and a touch of spice. A good smoke for mowing the lawn.

For the money I thought it was a decent smoke. Good construction and burn with fair to good taste. I bought them after reading reviews at Top 25 and CA. CA overrated it.

Really good looking cigar that burned a bit unevenly. Nice initial spice that mellows into a mild/medium smoke with pepper and loam undertones. A bit harsh at the end. A good smoke, not a great one.

Good smoke with a morning coffee.
Every smoke has it's place and this has a nice spot in the mild tasty catagory.