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Cigar: Punch Petit Punch
Size: 4 ins x 40 ? Perla
Smoke time: 40 mins
Cigar age: Unknown. Source http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk
Note: I expected some pepper from this cigar but experienced none, which makes me think Mitch?s ?picking? box for Petit Punch may have a few years age on it. Nor did I experience any of the ?heating up? towards the end normally associated with short-length ?greener? stogies.
Appearance: Stout, bumpy barrel with a clean, oily, reddy-brown oily colorado wrapper carrying just a few veins.
Construction: Neat triple caps. The cigar felt well packed with just the right amount of ?pinch? where the band should have been. (I felt it was a little to low on the barrel). Pre-draw was light and easy and the smoking-draw as easy as any cigar I have ever smoked. The burn was straight throughout, and ash steady and compact. (see pics). Two tap-offs. No re-lights or corrections.
Flavour: My first impression on light up was salt, quickly followed a peat smooth, version of the usual Cuban lemon twang which started on the lips and swirled deliciously around the back of the mouth. The smoke develops in a creamy fashion adding honey, nuts, earth and a light woody edge as the lemonlike sweetness retreats but stays as a constant back note. Progression is subtle, and it?s only when I reached the second half I noticed that everything had deepened and become stronger with smooth earthiness predominant untill around the band this was superseded by a rich chocolatey flavour which ? adult and not oversweet ? had me feeling I was smoking a chocolate mousse. Delicious.
Overall: This cigar didn?t smoke ... it floated. The strength and quality of flavour are excellent. Tobacco strength I would put at medium. If I have any issue, it?s that it?s too short, I could have happily smoked along with this little Punch all afternoon.
Size: 4 ins x 40 ? Perla
Smoke time: 40 mins
Cigar age: Unknown. Source http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk
Note: I expected some pepper from this cigar but experienced none, which makes me think Mitch?s ?picking? box for Petit Punch may have a few years age on it. Nor did I experience any of the ?heating up? towards the end normally associated with short-length ?greener? stogies.
Appearance: Stout, bumpy barrel with a clean, oily, reddy-brown oily colorado wrapper carrying just a few veins.
Construction: Neat triple caps. The cigar felt well packed with just the right amount of ?pinch? where the band should have been. (I felt it was a little to low on the barrel). Pre-draw was light and easy and the smoking-draw as easy as any cigar I have ever smoked. The burn was straight throughout, and ash steady and compact. (see pics). Two tap-offs. No re-lights or corrections.
Flavour: My first impression on light up was salt, quickly followed a peat smooth, version of the usual Cuban lemon twang which started on the lips and swirled deliciously around the back of the mouth. The smoke develops in a creamy fashion adding honey, nuts, earth and a light woody edge as the lemonlike sweetness retreats but stays as a constant back note. Progression is subtle, and it?s only when I reached the second half I noticed that everything had deepened and become stronger with smooth earthiness predominant untill around the band this was superseded by a rich chocolatey flavour which ? adult and not oversweet ? had me feeling I was smoking a chocolate mousse. Delicious.
Overall: This cigar didn?t smoke ... it floated. The strength and quality of flavour are excellent. Tobacco strength I would put at medium. If I have any issue, it?s that it?s too short, I could have happily smoked along with this little Punch all afternoon.
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