7.2CigarScoreCigarScore7.2
Very Good
3 critics · moderate confidence
HVC Cigars Pan Caliente
Ranked in our Best Cheap Cigars Under $5 GuideTranslating to 'Hot Bread' to signify how quickly it flies off retailers' shelves, Pan Caliente is handcrafted for Reinier Lorenzo in Estelí, Nicaragua. Wrapped in a glistening Nicaraguan Criollo '98 wrapper from Jalapa over vintage Aganorsa long-fillers, it delivers a smooth medium-bodied smoke brimming with sweet cream, roasted peanuts, Spanish cedar, black pepper, and baking spices.
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$65.99 for 25$75.25
HVC Pan Caliente Cuban Sandwich Connecticut Robusto
Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Nicaraguan Criollo '98 (Jalapa)
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$66.99 for 25$76.00
HVC Pan Caliente Cuban Sandwich Habano Robusto
Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Nicaraguan Criollo '98 (Jalapa)
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$67.99 for 25$77.00
HVC Pan Caliente Cuban Sandwich Maduro Robusto
Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Nicaraguan Criollo '98 (Jalapa)
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HVC Pan Caliente Cuban Sandwich Connecticut Corona Extra
Corona Gorda · 6.50″ × 46 · Nicaraguan Criollo '98 (Jalapa)
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HVC Pan Caliente Cuban Sandwich Habano Corona Extra
Corona Gorda · 6.50″ × 46 · Nicaraguan Criollo '98 (Jalapa)
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HVC Pan Caliente Cuban Sandwich Maduro Corona
Corona Gorda · 6.50″ × 46 · Nicaraguan Criollo '98 (Jalapa)
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4 reviews · top score 94
HVC Pan Caliente Double Corona
Blind Man's Puff · Apr 25, 2018 · August 2017
In April 2016, HVC Cigars introduced the Robusto size of Pan Caliente. The name translates to hot cakes. It uses a two year old Criollo 98 wrapper from AGANORSA. Unlike the rest of HVC ‘s blends that come from TABSA, this comes from Raíces Cubanas in Honduras. It has a unique feature of a 109 cap. This cigar was reviewed blind (no bands) by a panel of at least 4 reviewers. They did not know what they were smoking beforehand. The scores are an average of all the reviewers' scores with outliers removed. All of our cigars reviewed are shipped to the panelists with Boveda packs to ensure optimal smoking experience. In 2017 they introduced two more vitolas, a corona gorda and toro. They come in boxes of 25, and they retail for a suggested priced of $6-$8.
Corona Gorda · 5.63″ × 46 · Medium · Honduras
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Halfwheel · Feb 19, 2018 · April 21, 2016
One of the reasons I started doing redux reviews in the first place on my old blog was the fascination I have with how specific blends morph and change over time. The HVC Pan Caliente is a perfect example of what you can end up with, as this is a very different cigar than when I reviewed it almost two years ago. Instead of maple syrup sweetness and peanut butter, I got a profile full of black pepper and significant spice on my tongue, neither of which were in much abundance the first time around. Thankfully, both of those receded in a big way during the second half, leaving me with some dominant raisin sweetness, dark chocolate and creamy cedar. While there are cigars that don’t seem to have much chance of evolving after a certain point of age, the first half of the HVC Pan Caliente indicates that it has plenty of gas left in the tank and I am glad I have a couple more to age even longer. Editor's Note: Because of our review procedures, Brooks didn't know what the score was when he wrote the review. Despite writing that the score was lower, it turned out to be the same. I opted to leave the original verbiage in the review despite this. — CM.
Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Honduras
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Leaf Enthusiast · Sep 22, 2016
Vitola: Robusto 5” x 50 ring gauge MSRP $6.20 Provided by company rep Background I was first introduced to HVC Cigars last year when the brand owner, Reinier Lorenzo, came through Chattanooga and convinced the owner of the store I work at to carry his cigars. Really, it didn’t take much convincing…his cigars are pretty […]
Robusto · 5.00″ × 50
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