Sancho Panza Cigar Review

• Brand Name: Sancho Panza
• Non Plus: Length - 129 mm (5 1/8"), Ring Gauge - 42 (16.67 mm)
• El Rey: Length - 192 mm (7 1/2"), Ring Gauge - 38 (15.08 mm)
• Gran Quixote: Length - 162 mm (6 3/8"), Ring Gauge - 52 (20.64 mm)

Product Introduction

The production of Sancho Panza Non Plus Mareva stopped in 2019, so its availability is decreasing. The tobacco for all Sancho Panza lines comes from the Vuelta Abajo region. The brand, established in 1848 and named after a novel character, has a rich history. It disappeared after 50 years and returned in the 1930s to the El Rey Del Mundo company. Its biggest market is Spain.

Review Details

The cigar has a classic size. Its Colorado - colored wrapper is a bit rough and unevenly colored. The ring is basic, brown with white letters. The construction feels good with no noticeable knots. It smells like wood and manure, not too strong.

Taste Profile

• One third: The cold draw gives a mild sweet dark spice flavor. Initial flavors are complex, including leather, cedar, spice, sweetness, and coffee with a bit of roughness. After a few puffs, it turns to coffee with a hint of vanilla, then coffee with dark spices.
• Two thirds: It starts a bit stronger with a little harshness in the throat. A faint vanilla returns with hay, followed by spices, herbs, and a little pepper.
• Three thirds: There is a hint of cocoa. The end has more wood and a little pepper, with a minty aftertaste.

The draw is good, the burn is straight, the ash is light - colored, dense, and firm. The smoke has decent thickness and volume. It's a medium - bodied, medium - flavored cigar with a smoke time of an hour and a half.

Name: Sancho Panza Non Plus; Country: Cuba; Factory: Undisclosed; Size: 5⅛x42; Vitola: Mareva; Wrapper: Cuba; Binder: Cuba; Filler: Cuba; Price: € 7,15 (Germany); Cutter: HS Damas; Lighter: Single jet; Smoke conditions: Indoors with ventilator