La Invicta Nicaraguan Panetela Cigar - 1 Single

Lit nicely, pretty tight draw but nice flavour, developing dark chocolaty taste about halfway down, quite spicy in the final third. Had to relight after first third, but maybe I smoke too slow, or maybe this was a very tightly rolled example. The draw eased up a little after a quick massage near the band. Burned evenly enough all the way down, ash didnt hold on very long though. Seems decent for the price as I got 45 minutes out of it (as stated above Im a slow smoker though and this seemed a tight example) Much prefer this to the Villager export box pressed cigars which come in at a similar price. I would gladly pay the extra 30p a stick for these. Will be ordering more as a cheap midweek smoke. Service from CGars was excellent, ordered Sat night, got here Tues morning..... Just wish Id have held off until Sunday to order, then I could have got quadruple points for Valentines Day!

I have probably smoked over a hundred of these and have experimented at storing them at different humidity levels. I find At 70 they are rubbish and tasteless at 65 it turns into a different cigar all together 65 brings out all the flavours. I have found them a good mid morning cigar, very consistent well constructed and I have found them to burn evenly but Im very experienced and careful with lighting a cigar. I use the heat from a jet flame lighter about half inch away from the flame I do not put the flame near the cigar until the cigar is ready to go.

I really like these panetelas. similar price to Dutch everyday cigars but I prefer the flavour, plenty of smoke for a slim cigar, and can last 40 minutes if you smoke them gently.

Im new to cigars having only started trying different types since early January 2019. Having tried a couple of these early on along with some other Invicta cigars from Honduras. I can say I prefer these and have bought more for a daily treat. Mild creamy smoke, to date all have burnt evenly and build quite a head of ash however, they do burn quickly and only last about 20 minutes or so but then, that may well be the way I smoke them.

This looked inviting, but unfortunately its very disappointing. These cigars are too fluffy, resulting in a very uneven burn: very deep in the centre and very little on the outside. as a result, relighting is difficult, and the cigars suffer from internal suffocation (i.e. they go out very quickly). In addition, I find the actual taste borderline offending. I might not even finish the pack. Very disappointing.