Sumatra wrapper · Medium
Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte: flavour profile and cigars like it
Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a Sumatra wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Punch Clasico and La Palina Blue Label.
What does Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra |
|---|---|
| Binder | Connecticut Broadleaf |
| Filler | Dominican and Nicaraguan tobacco |
| Strength | Medium as published by blindmanspuff.com |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | General Cigar Company; Matt Booth and Justin Andrews |
| Factory | HATSA, Honduras |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Blind Man's Puff panel (blindmanspuff.com): 93 points, Robusto, 5 × 50 (2022)In our words: The five-person blind panel reported medium strength and medium-full body.
- Cade (tuesdaynightcigarclub.com): 90 points, Robusto, 5 × 50 (2022)In our words: The review reports full body and medium-strong strength.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte
The line. The original Extra Fuerte was introduced in 2004. A distinct rebuilt blend launched in July 2022. cigarfan.net
The brand. The Cuban Sancho Panza brand was first registered in 1848. This is distinct from the current non-Cuban U.S. line. General Cigar operates the current official site. Cigar Coop reports STG acquired the U.S. trademark with Villazon. habanos.com
Cigars like Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte
- Punch ClasicoClosest matchSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- La Palina Blue LabelAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley KintsugiAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Meerapfel MaestranzaOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Sancho Panza Extra Fuerte as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- sanchopanzacigars.com/the-line-up/extra-fuerte
- tuesdaynightcigarclub.com/cigar-review-sancho-panza-extra-fuerte
- thompsoncigar.com/product/sancho-panza-extra-fuerte/SH6-PM.html
- santaclaracigars.com/item/sancho-panza-extra-fuerte/toro/SPETO.html
- blindmanspuff.com/sancho-panza-extra-fuerte-robusto-blind-cigar-review