Blind Taste Test Review Pass

[vewyphishy]

Sticks 7 and 14 arrived safely. :thumbs:

 

[SD_Stack]

WooHooo. Ya'll go smoke one!

 

[Lumberg]

Sticks 39 and 28 are home.

I really like the packaging. Ingenious and it worked!

 

[SD_Stack]

Sticks 39 and 28 are home.

I really like the packaging. Ingenious and it worked!

If all 20 work as well, we may just be on to something!

Thanks

 

[SD_Stack]

Note: All prices are "by the box" from JR's or Cigars International. Your local per-stick price may vary.

Review Cigar #07 - vewyphishy

CPUserName: vewyphishy
CigarNumber: 07

Punch Gran Puro Pico Bonito 6.00x50 $3.00

Appearance: Good

AppearanceNotes
Veiny, nice mid-brown wrapper, looks like a light colored maduro

Construction: Fair

ConstructionNotes
Nicely packed, wrapper split at foot upon lighting, a little unraveling after about 2 inches

Burn: Even
Problems: Split/Unraveled
AshColor: Light Grey
AshStructure: Typical
Draw: Perfect
Aroma: Fair
Smoked_To: To the Band
Strength: Medium
Recommended: No
Scale: Ho-Hum
Class: Regular

TasteNotes
Initial taste was peppery, settled into a nutty, woody flavor. The first inch was borderline mild/medium. After that first inch, it turned a solid medium. It didn't really do much in terms of complexity.

OverallNotes
A rather boring cigar. I smoked it somewhere between half-way and the band. If this hadn't been smoked for the Blind Taste Test, I probably would've chucked it after about 2 inches. The construction problems really detracted from the experience. A second attempt is definitely needed. Smoke was a little lighter than I prefer, taste was a little too earthy. Just didn't do much to keep me interested. Initial impression was that of a domestic Punch… something like a Gran Puro. Perhaps a maduro HdM. Doesn’t appear to be a bundled cigar. I'll say about $5-6 max.

The Manufacturer Said: The Punch Gran Puro is a genuine puro cigar. "Puro," in cigar parlance, means that all of the tobacco used in the crafting of the cigar's blend is from a single nation - in this case Honduras. It is a medium-to-full-bodied smoke with a spicy, earthy core and a creamy finish that is unmistakably Honduran.

From SD: Dang Phishy! You nailed the Brand Bro.

 

[vewyphishy]

Awesome. I just wished it hadn't cracked on me.

$3.00? Dang... my local shop carries these for quite a bit more. For $3, I'd definitely try it again.

Thanks again for letting me do this. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Going into a cigar without any predisposed opinions is quite refreshing. I can't wait to do the 2nd one. :thumbs:

 

[SD_Stack]

$3.00? Dang... my local shop carries these for quite a bit more. For $3, I'd definitely try it again.

I'd say this one costs around 4-5 bucks from a cigar store. THe prices listed are by the box at cheap-ol' JR's!

 

[lucasbuck]

This is really turning out great. I'm really enjoying reading the reviews and comments. Great job guys.

 

[Toaster]

:0 Wow... Pretty impressive Michael- You nailed it bro. :thumbs: Hmm... setting the bar pretty high! WELL DONE!

 

[Triple_D]

sticks arrived today :thumbs:

 

[Toaster]

My cigars have arrived

Will fire 'em up in a day or two or three.

(thanks again)

 

[PuroBrat]

WooooooooooHooooooooooo!!!!!!!

Sticks are here. I unwrapped em to stuff em in the humi, these things have such a smell.....

Steve, did you send me the best ones? :thumbs:


This is gonna be good.


Thanks a bunch for doing this bro :thumbs: :love: :thumbs:

 

[cigarsarge]

Maybe mine will arrive tomorrow.

 

[Alph Chomper]

Maybe mine will arrive tomorrow.

Alph reporting from Connecticut, the land of the Huskies, dual National Champions in the making. Tonight the men take the floor in Phoenix and I have received 2 sticks in the dare to compare pass, or blind taste test review. Numbers 17 and 26 are hiome for the holidays. I'll smoke 1 Friday and 1 Saturday.

Go Huskies: The only passion in a passionless state.

 

[moki]

Maybe mine will arrive tomorrow.

I still haven't gotten mine either -- he must be staggering the mailings.

 

[SD_Stack]

I still haven't gotten mine either -- he must be staggering the mailings.

Nope! They all went out the same day. At least... I took them all to the PO the same day. I can't say when they shipped out. ???

 

[SD_Stack]

Sticks are here. I unwrapped em to stuff em in the humi, these things have such a smell.....

Steve, did you send me the best ones? :thumbs:

Yep Smokes... I sure did!

 

[blair]

They arrived yesterday and look fantasic. I'm giving them a day or two and then I'll fire one up. Looking forward to it! :thumbs:

 

[oak]

Smoking one of mine right now... review to follow in another 20 minutes or so...

I have a suspicion my newbiness is about to be displayed for all to mock...

 

[SD_Stack]

Bring it On Bro!