Punch Rare Corojo El Diablo 2015 The Punch Rare Corojo El Diablo is a new size that has been introduced to Punch Cigars’ annual release – the Punch Rare Corojo line. The series made its debut in 2001 as a limited edition line. The 2001 release is actually described as a “reintroduction” of the product. […]
Cigar News: Punch Signature Sizes Revealed (Cigar Preview)
General Cigar has announced the final details as well as availability of the Punch Signature. Over the past few weeks the company has slowly trickled out details around this major launch of the brand. Today, the sizes, prices, and box counts were revealed. The company has said the Punch Signature is something that was inspired […]
Cigar News: Punch Signature Blend Details Revealed
Recently, we reported on a new cigar being launched by the Punch Cigar brand of General Cigar Company called the Punch Signature. At the time, many of the details of the launch were still to be announced. Today, General has unveiled the details of the cigar blend, but at press time still isn’t letting the […]
Cigar News: Punch Signature Announced
General Cigar Company seems poised to make a big push around its Punch brand. The company is getting ready for a March launch of its new Punch Signature cigar. The cigar will incorporate a retro-theme and even showcase the famed Mr. Punch character as a part of its marketing. According to Master Blender Agustin Garcia […]
Cigar News: Punch Rare Corojo Returns for 2015; Introduces El Diablo and Limited Edition Rare Lapiz Offerings (2015 Preview)
The Punch Rare Corojo, an annual limited production release by General Cigar Company is returning. As a part of the 2015 release, General Cigar will add an eighth vitola to the usual annual offerings called El Diablo. The company will also release a special limited edition release for 2015 called the Rare Lapiz. El Diablo will […]
Cigar News: Arango Adds Chi-Town Offering to Macanudo and Punch Clasico Lines
Arango Cigar Company has recently added a 5 1/2 x 50 vitola to its Macanudo and Punch Clasico lines. The new vitola will be known as the Chi -Town and will become the fifth frontmark in each of those two lines. The new offering will be packaged in a glass tube and be sold in […]
Cigar News: 2014 Punch Rare Corojo Features Rare Salomones and New Packaging (Cigar Preview)
General Cigar Company has informed retailers of this year’s release of the Punch Rare Corojo series. This year’s edition will be have eight frontmarks, including a new limited edition Rare Salomones. It will also feature some new packaging. The Punch Rare Corojo Series was launched in 2001 and has become an annual release by […]
Assessment Update: Punch Rare Corojo 10th Anniversary (2011 Release)
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
Cigar Review: Punch Bareknuckle
Punch Bareknuckle The Punch Bareknuckle is a cigar that is a retail-exclusive cigar for online retailer Cigar International. The cigar is produced by General Cigar Company under the Punch brand. As many brick and mortar retailers have been securing their own retail-exclusives from major manufacturers, we are also seeing some of the major internet and […]
News: Punch Cigar Launches Miniatures and Cigarillos at 2013 IPCPR Trade Show
At the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show, the Punch Cigar brand introduced two new offerings in what could be considered the “mini cigars” category. In a discussion we had with brand manager Kendall Roundtree, he explained that when mini cigars were added to the Excalibur line, there was great success. Since Punch didn’t have a similar […]