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Don Pepín García Blue Label Invictos vs Tatuaje Black Label Corona Gorda

How do Don Pepín García Blue Label Invictos and Tatuaje Black Label Corona Gordastack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.

Strength
Body
Full
Full
Origin
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Wrapper
Nicaraguan Corojo Oscuro
Nicaraguan Sun-Grown Criollo
Binder
Nicaraguan Criollo
Nicaraguan
Filler
Nicaraguan (Criollo & Corojo)
Nicaraguan
Vitola
Robusto (Invictos)
Corona Gorda
Size
5 in × 50
5 5/8 in × 46
Rating
90/100 · 2014
Flavor
Black pepperCedarCocoaEarthLeather
Black pepperCocoaEarthLeatherCedar

The verdict

Strength
Both land at Full — a similar body either way.
Critic scores
Tatuaje Black Label Corona Gorda carries the published pedigree (90 points from the critics).

Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.