Punch Signature Robusto,all said Punch makes a damn good cigar.
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I’ll try to grab one if I’m ever in a shop. I’m just trying everything I can right now and seeing what’s what. So far I liked My Cuban Wheel. I may pick up a box down the road. No room for more cigars atm though.
Celebrating the sun and 45 degrees with the last Liga Privada No 9 in my humidor.
Punch after Italian sausage and mac & cheese diner...
Getting the weekend started with a Romeo Y Julieta Reserva Real Churchill.
Having a late night 'Toscano Antico' & a dram of Grouse.
Would that be The Famous Grouse ? Haven't tried it yet. Smoking a Sancho Panza Glorioso with some Old Forester 100 proof on the side.
My first La Aroma De Cuba, Mi Amore Reserva. So far pretty great smoke. Lots of flavor not too strong. Paired with Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva rum. Great way to begin the weekend. 
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor on a beautiful Saturday morning with coffee and jazz?
Got home from work early yesterday and enjoyed a Zino platinum.
Got a morning run in, then gave those burnt calories.away with a hot link and potato salad lunch. Now smoking a Fonseca by My Father Cosaco
I rode 21 miles 877kcal and had a Windy's spicy Asiago club extra bacon and fries?
Now smoking an Aldino vintage selection Rothschild. I bought a fiver of these and love them for the flavor and cold weather smoke time. So much so I grabbed a box of 50 when they went on sale from a popular online retailer, less than $5 a stick.
Now smoking an Aldino vintage selection Rothschild. I bought a fiver of these and love them for the flavor and cold weather smoke time. So much so I grabbed a box of 50 when they went on sale from a popular online retailer, less than $5 a stick.
Brick House Maduro, Canesteros Colombian Rum, Django Rheinhardt Radio on Spotify. And enjoying it outside by fire table. Best of all enjoying with she doesn‘t smoke but loves to hang out. 
Early 00 El Rey del Mundo Lonsdale. Back then, Habanos SA put out lots of great, classic vitolas that were fairly priced and an utter treat for the gourmand. In 2006, they overhauled their QA/QC process and things were looking up.
Then, they started axing all of these wonderful smokes that had been produced for decades, and started putting out the endless parade of limited edition and regional releases that are way over priced; the vitolas started getting fatter, which amounts to nothing more than stuffing nearly-flavorless volado priming to beef up the size (and price). Now, once-classic brands like Sancho Panza and La Gloria Cubana and, case in point, El Rey del Mundo, are all but retired marcas. They deleted the ERdM Tainos, only to resurrect it as a regional edition for 3x the price. Same with the Ramon Allones 898. It's insulting, but must be turning a profit, else why would they do it?
I'm smoking this cigar in tribute to my enjoyment of Havana cigars. I've had a good run with them, but considering the direction they are taking the business, I realize they are perhaps 5 or 6 discontinuations away from removing me from their demographic completely. Once my current stash is exhausted (which will take quite a few years, admittedly), I'm done buying Havanas until and unless they start producing more skinnies, not less, and as regular production, not some micro batch that requires either pointed chasing, or the purchase at secondary pricing from scalpers.
This is a symphony of sugarcane, smooth cedar, exotic woods, creamy and nutty character, with shots of honeyed cake, mild pepper and espresso, and even some fruitiness and saltiness from time to time. The whole experience is underlain by a musky quality that only aged Havanas can provide. I can make do with some of the Dominican offerings, but "cubanesque" is a farce - there are no cigars that can match what Cuba produces. To me, it is the best black (cigar) tobacco in the world, bar none.
Then, they started axing all of these wonderful smokes that had been produced for decades, and started putting out the endless parade of limited edition and regional releases that are way over priced; the vitolas started getting fatter, which amounts to nothing more than stuffing nearly-flavorless volado priming to beef up the size (and price). Now, once-classic brands like Sancho Panza and La Gloria Cubana and, case in point, El Rey del Mundo, are all but retired marcas. They deleted the ERdM Tainos, only to resurrect it as a regional edition for 3x the price. Same with the Ramon Allones 898. It's insulting, but must be turning a profit, else why would they do it?
I'm smoking this cigar in tribute to my enjoyment of Havana cigars. I've had a good run with them, but considering the direction they are taking the business, I realize they are perhaps 5 or 6 discontinuations away from removing me from their demographic completely. Once my current stash is exhausted (which will take quite a few years, admittedly), I'm done buying Havanas until and unless they start producing more skinnies, not less, and as regular production, not some micro batch that requires either pointed chasing, or the purchase at secondary pricing from scalpers.
This is a symphony of sugarcane, smooth cedar, exotic woods, creamy and nutty character, with shots of honeyed cake, mild pepper and espresso, and even some fruitiness and saltiness from time to time. The whole experience is underlain by a musky quality that only aged Havanas can provide. I can make do with some of the Dominican offerings, but "cubanesque" is a farce - there are no cigars that can match what Cuba produces. To me, it is the best black (cigar) tobacco in the world, bar none.
Viaje Zombie Green- Excellent flavor, but I was Seriously underwhelmed the last time I smoked it. Poor, shoddy construction which I think is borderline criminal when they charged top $ per stick. I would take Padron 1926 and Oliva Serie V Melanio over it any day. I wrote it off as Marketing hype - All sound and no substance.
Will see if my opinion change today
Will see if my opinion change today
Poor construction plagued initial Viaje releases (chiefly the gold and silver lines), and I never looked back after sampling those. Have been honestly surprised to see the brand still in production. Perhaps they addressed the QC issues?
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