Cigar Review: Sancho Panza, Cuban
Size: 4×40, Bachilleres Wrapper: Cuba Binder: Cuba Filler: Cuba Strength: Medium Price: Box of 25, $265+ (Today’s price) Grade: 9.2 Today’s review is the Sancho Panza Bachilleres, hailing from Cuba. From everything I read online, this is the mildest and the rarest of the Sancho Panza line of cigars and is from the Fransiscano factory. [...]
Cigar Review: Rocky Patel Vintage 1990
Size: 4.5×44, Petite Corona Wrapper: Honduran Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Dominican and Nicaraguan Ligero Strength: Medium Price: Box of 20, $106.95 Grade: 9.2 Early into my serious smoking career, I became very fond of the Vintage series from Rocky Patel – this was back when I still ordered from Thompson, and they always touted [...]
Quick Toast: Don Tomas Clasico
Size: 5×52, Robusto Wrapper: Honduran Binder: Honduran Filler: Honduran and Nicaraguan Price: Box of 25, $73.99 The Don Tomas Clasico is made under Estelo Padron and uses primarily Honduran tobacco. The reddish brown hue on the Clasico wrapper creates a very clean and elegant appearance – it also bears a well done double cap, minimal [...]
Cigar Review: Torano Single Region Serie Jalapa
Size: 5×52, Robusto Wrapper: Nicaraguan (Criollo ’98) Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan Strength: Medium Price: $6.5-6.95 Grade: 8.6 Released in August of 2010, right around the IPCPR convention, the Torano Single Region Serie Jalapa is available in three sizes and priced between $6.50 and $6.95. The three sizes are a 5×52 Robusto, a 6×54 Toro Grande, [...]
Cigar Review: Sancho Panza
Size: 6.2×54, Aragon Wrapper: Connecticut Shade Binder: Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican (Piloto Cubano) Price: Box of 20, $59 Up today is a quick toast on the Sancho Panza. With a slight box press and a medium brown to almond colored wrapper, this is a good looking cigar. The Sancho Panza is well packed [...]
