EzTheFix
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Punch Punch (Cuba)
Posted by E.Z. under Cigar Reviews (Photos)
This week I moved on to a full-bodied cigar that has graced my humidor from the early days of my endless cigar search. I don’t always feel like smoking a power house, but when I do, the Cuban Punch Punch is a popular choice.
I pulled this from the humidor and was pleasantly surprised by the construction: a beautiful reddish wrapper with no kinks or wrinkles, excellent bunching, and a picture perfect triple cap. The unlit wrapper gives off very typical notes of sweet spice, graphite, pepper and light butter.
I lit this one with a cigar match, because I’ve gotten some emails asking how this is done, and the first few puffs rewarded with the usual light leather and sweet wood notes of a Punch Punch. Hopefully, at this point anyone will realize the power potential of this beauty and will take it nice and slow. Over puffing on this corona gorda may cause the whole experience to go south quickly. Star it up slowly, take it easy and enjoy the full flavor this cigar has to offer to the very nub.
The cigar is frank. There is a leather note present through out, which I find very palatable, though it does increase steadily through out the smoke. An inch or so into this, as the leather picks up, there are other notes of bell and chili pepper that are noticeable, and which compliment the leather well.
Notice the solid ash and the great burn; I didn’t touch it at all through out. After the half way mark, some sweet cedar begins to accompany increasing leather and coffee bean notes. The medium finish has graphite and cedar.This is a very solid and earthy smoke that always pleases those with a penchant for a full-bodied cigar. Highly recommended. :thumbs:
Posted by E.Z. under Cigar Reviews (Photos)
This week I moved on to a full-bodied cigar that has graced my humidor from the early days of my endless cigar search. I don’t always feel like smoking a power house, but when I do, the Cuban Punch Punch is a popular choice.
I pulled this from the humidor and was pleasantly surprised by the construction: a beautiful reddish wrapper with no kinks or wrinkles, excellent bunching, and a picture perfect triple cap. The unlit wrapper gives off very typical notes of sweet spice, graphite, pepper and light butter.
I lit this one with a cigar match, because I’ve gotten some emails asking how this is done, and the first few puffs rewarded with the usual light leather and sweet wood notes of a Punch Punch. Hopefully, at this point anyone will realize the power potential of this beauty and will take it nice and slow. Over puffing on this corona gorda may cause the whole experience to go south quickly. Star it up slowly, take it easy and enjoy the full flavor this cigar has to offer to the very nub.
The cigar is frank. There is a leather note present through out, which I find very palatable, though it does increase steadily through out the smoke. An inch or so into this, as the leather picks up, there are other notes of bell and chili pepper that are noticeable, and which compliment the leather well.
Notice the solid ash and the great burn; I didn’t touch it at all through out. After the half way mark, some sweet cedar begins to accompany increasing leather and coffee bean notes. The medium finish has graphite and cedar.This is a very solid and earthy smoke that always pleases those with a penchant for a full-bodied cigar. Highly recommended. :thumbs:
happens to be smoking his first tonight. He says it is wonderful.