Thursday, October 7, 2021

Punch Cigars Rare Corojo in Review

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Punch Cigars Rare Corojo in Review

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Sumatra
BINDER: Connecticut Broadleaf
FILLER: Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican

FORMAT: El Doble (660) box-press
ORIGIN: Honduras (HATSA)
INTENSITY: Medium-full/Full

NOTES:
Black & white pepper | Dark chocolate | Cinnamon raisin toast

My German Shepherd somehow knows the difference between a walk around the block and heading out to the park. When he figures we're park-bound, he drags me out the door, off the porch, and straight to the truck. This cigar seems to think I'm taking it to the dog park. It barges, lurches, in kicky fashion. Then settles only somewhat & mainly only in comparison. By the 2/3, we are finally tenuously curbed. Big dumb dog. Finishes surprisingly emptily... a thin-tingly spice then *poof*. Saving this is that it all seems purposeful. Deliberate.

During that onset, flavors are a chocolatey, spicy melange. Palate is a good bit dry. Once settled-some, chocolate becomes a thicker dark thing [but soon becomes waxy]. Raisins show themselves. White & black peppercorn. Stiff leather. Oh, cinnamon. A well-toasted then burnt slice of cinnamon raisin bread. Compost and manure w(h)et the smoke-hole but shy of lip-smackingly or even enough. Everything slows and I try to gather my aplomb. Underpinnings of top-note residuals, mainly. If you like aggressive offerings, this one could be an excellent treatment for your Low-T levels.

There is a lot to smoke here and it feels daunting by the not-quite mid-point. No transitions remain. Little complexity. An attempting nuance. Burn-line is thick and slightly jagged. Ash is dry, clumps freely but isn't flaky per se. Draws well enough. ::: very ::: smoky although lacking in room-note and offering a sharply pungent non-descript aroma. Inelegant. Needs a complete relight after the half. I remove my ascot, tie it around my head, grab my tactical knife... the one with a compass in its handle. The dog park is due South. “Whatever possessed God in Heaven to make a man like Rambo?”

TASTE: B-
DRAW: B+
BURN: B-
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: B+
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59

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