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Brand: Punch Line: London Club (Maduro) Size: Panatela 5" x 40 Hand rolled in: Honduras Wrapper: U.S.A. - Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: U.S.A. - Connecticut Broadleaf Filler: Honduran, Nicaraguan and Dominican First Impression This is a smaller cigar consequently better suited for the limited moments. The wrapper is dark brown with a slight shine. It isn't a bad looking cigar but the construction, the way it's been rolled, looks a little clumsy. Having said that, it's a firm cigar non the less, light in weight and yet, feels great between the fingers. This cigar's scent is fresh with hints of stable and fresh hay. Cutting the cigar goes flawlessly and the draw is great ... time for a light. The Experience Right after lighting this cigar up I'm getting bombarded with pepper. Certainly have to get used to that but I'm also pleasantly surprised to find a flavour of smouldering wood. There's tons of smoke and the palate, regardless of the pepper, remains clean. Interesting. After a couple of minutes the pepper dies down a bit and 'smouldering wood' changes to smouldering alder, to be precise! If you don't know that smell/flavour, you could look at it as burning wood with some sweetness that you'll recognize as honey. Smokey, warm and creamy. Conclusion Be mindful of the smaller ring gauge. Everything quickly burns much hotter than you may be used to, try to slow it down with this one. Because of this, I found the cigar most enjoyable by taking tinier and more frequent draws. This cigar offers a simple, yet tasteful complexity. Tip: Because of this London Club's smokey characteristics, it would be very interesting to see how it pairs with smoked salmon on toast and a Belgian craft beer. Just a suggestion. Body: Medium Flavour: Medium / Full Draw: 8.5 Burn: 7.5 Ash: 7 (Not very sturdy.) Smoke: 8.5 Aroma: 7.5 Duration: 45 minutes.
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Brand Punch Name Punch Vitola Corona Gorda Country of Origin Cuba Wrapper/Filler/Binder Cuban Box Code BAM AGO 13 Date Smoked 07/17/2014 Paired With Ole Smoky Sweet Tea Moonshine Tasting Notes A fantastic smoke considering its age I recently snagged a box of Punch Punch (BAM AGO 13). I had read that these were smoking quite well despite their youth, so I decided to check it out for myself. Read more... http://canadacigarforum.com/homev3/?p=2308