Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild to medium
La Invicta Honduran: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Invicta Honduran is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over Honduran and Dominican filler. Published tasting notes mention smooth, gentle sweetness and spice.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with caramel sweetness behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto and Macanudo Inspirado White.
What does La Invicta Honduran taste like?
- smooth
- gentle sweetness
- spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Connecticut Broadleaf |
| Filler | Honduran and Dominican |
| Strength | Mild to medium |
| Made by | Hunters & Frankau (brand created in the 1940s; handmade at Tabacos de Oriente, Honduras) |
| Sizes | Robusto 5x50 · Petit Corona 5x42 · Tres Petit Corona 4x42 · Panatela 5.25x29 · Maduro 5.25x45 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
Smokers like: mild, easy, slightly sweet and good value.
Some say: acrid taste for some and uneven burn on some.
Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United Kingdom.
Cigars like La Invicta Honduran
- Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto70% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild · CubanMore fruit and flowers, a step milder.
- Macanudo Inspirado White69% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
- Matilde Serena69% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
- La Invicta Nicaraguan67% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less caramel sweetness, a step stronger.
- Flor de Copán Classic (Línea Clásica)62% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less caramel sweetness, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.