Punch Diablo

Punch cigars have always had a reputation for diabolical deliciousness and strength, but the new Punch Diablo will take your poor innocent palate to depths of flavor and complexity you never knew existed. Who else could have wrought this devilish delight but the current reigning master of tobacco, A.J. Fernandez. Tasked with developing a potent blend that would leave in smoldering ruin all other pretenders to the throne on which Punch sits, A.J. first summoned a host of 4-year-aged Nicaraguan and Honduran Habano ligero to serve as filler. He then formed an alliance between a hefty Connecticut Broadleaf binder and a spicy Ecuadoran Sumatra Oscuro wrapper, aged 6 and 4 years respectively, and gave them preeminence over the filler to create a cigar of awesome character. (Shop all Punch cigars) When pulling one of these obsidian-hued sticks from the dark recesses of your humidor, it's normal to have some apprehension about the smoking ritual you are about to undertake. The sleek Sumatra wrapper beneath the red, black, and silver band is almost menacing in appearance while wafting a sharp mineral aroma. The well-packed foot of the Punch Diablo provides some comfort as it smells of cocoa and spice, but it takes a stout flame to reveal the blend's true nature. Reams of billowing clouds stream from the barrel chock full of earth, oak, leather, and white pepper. Looking for dominion over the palate, not destruction, the cigar mercifully provides plenty of sweet cream, graham cracker, pecan, dark chocolate, and black cherry to keep you enthralled. After a 93 rating and being named the #18 Cigar of the Year for 2019, the Punch Diablo is rapidly gaining devoted followers so you can expect to be warmly welcomed when joining the ranks. Great sacrifice is not necessary to acquire one of the stylish black boxes that hold these potent stogies, a revelation that may end with you returning to buy them again and again.