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(Description provided by General Cigar)
The entire Sancho Panza line has been modernized and the brand’s three updated collections have begun shipping this week.
Matt Wilson, senior brand manager of Sancho Panza said, “Sancho Panza has always been a dependable, tried and true smoke, where the first puff is the same as the last. Cigar culture has evolved and so has the desire for dimensional smoking experiences that deliver a multitude of experiences in one cigar. With this in mind, we tapped the creative juggernaut known as Matt Booth to collaborate on the Sancho blends, and the look and feel of the brand. With Sancho, it is as important to us to respect the traditionalist as it is to embrace the modern smoker, and we feel we’ve ticked the boxes for both.”
Matt Booth, Justin Andrews and the HATSA blending team built three distinct Sancho blends, each unified by a bedrock of stellar blend composition and backed by an aesthetic personality to capture the smoker’s attention.
Matt Booth said, “The re-launch of Sancho Panza marks an exciting turning point for this iconic brand. By elevating brand aesthetics, investing ourselves into the realization of intelligent blend expressions and putting the force of our ground pounders behind this brand in the streets, we are taking Sancho Panza to a new lifespan and beyond. I am extremely proud of the work that the entire team has done to bring these new expressions to life. And I look forward to witnessing the brand’s newfound potential.”
Each Sancho Panza blend is medium to medium-full in body and delivers layers of complexity that are apparent from the first puff to the last. All cigars are presented in 20-count wooden boxes emblazoned with the new Sancho Panza logo that was created by Booth to give a nod to the Latin culture and vibe of West LA (CA).
Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte
As the name implies, Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte is the boldest of the bunch, made with a rich Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper, a USA Connecticut Broadleaf binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos selected from a range of growing regions and primings. Peppery notes abound and are made all the more intriguing by luxurious notes of chocolate.
Available vitolas:
Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte Robusto (5” x 50); SRP per cigar $7.49 REVIEWED TODAY
Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte Toro (6 x 52); SRP per cigar $8.49
Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte Gigante (5.88” x 60); SRP per cigar $9.49
The cigar is a dark brown and has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were peach, brown sugar, underlying cedar, and leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Pretty good start.
At the first third (26 minutes) the cedar dropped off leaving the peach, brown sugar, and leather with some earthiness. The sweet notes and the leather are about equal. The pepper is still good. The cigar is medium bodied leaning a little toward medium to full. The finish is hints of peach and leather with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is very nice at this point. I rated the first third 93.
Moving through the second third (50 minutes) the peach and brown sugar got a little light. The earthiness that was moderate in the first third rose. The leather stayed about the same. But the cigar is quite earthy. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The sweetness suffered as a result of the rising earthiness. I lowered the score to 91.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 11 minutes. Basically the cigar did not change from the second third. I had light peach, light brown sugar, earthiness, and leather. The cigar is still medium to full bodied. The finish has a little more peach and leather with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is not bad but it's a little earthy. I held 91 for the final third. It's definitely worth giving it a try.
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