Review: Punch Rare Corojo Magnum
Punch Rare Corojo Magnum (2009)
Size – 5.1 x 54 boxpress
Age - 1 month
Cost – $5
Wrapper – Sumatra (Ecuador)
Construction – A nice looking, rich brown wrapper adorns this very well constructed boxpress cigar. It has good heft and even symmetry.
Burn – An very uneven start smoothed out into a somewhat uneven but acceptable burn
Ash – Medium grey and compact, the ash held in 1″ pieces.
Draw & Smoke – Draw was just right and produced a very large volume of smoke per puff.
Flavor – After lighting, I was hit with a significant amount of peppery spice, with a dry finish that included flavors of wood and cocoa. The cigar mellowed a bit and the harshness of the first third diminished as a woody and earthy flavor set in. However, there was an acrid, campfire quality to the cigar at times. The final third saw the return of some of the initial harshness along with additional flavors of black pepper, earth and some leather.
Strength – Med/Full
Rating – 6/10
Value – 5/10
Drink – Water
Notes – This is an interesting cigar which is produced only part of the year and is typically available to buy in the springtime. The name is misleading as the wrapper is not really a corojo, but a sumatra. The $4-5 range is a very crowded one for cigars and you can find many better ones for the same price. 2009 may not have been the best year for this seasonal smoke, or they may just need a nice long nap in the humidor.