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Quick Smoke: Punch Rare Corojo Rothschild

11 Aug 2007

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief take on a single cigar.

Sometimes size does matter. For me, this smaller Punch Rare Corojo is the best of the bunch. While I’ve enjoyed several of the four larger PRCs, this 4 and 1/2 inch by 50 ring gauge box-pressed beauty was smoother and more complex. The dark, oily Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper had little prelight aroma. But with the Connecticut broadleaf binder and a three-country filler blend, tastes vary throughout the stick, generating cocoa, chocolate, occasional spice, and leather. Smoking slowly – a necessity to avoid overheating – this cigar can easily last an hour. I paid $4.50 for the stick. Boxes of 50 can be had for about $125 on the Internet, and just before I wrote this, I saw that the PRC is on special through Aug. 17 at Famous.

Verdict=Buy.

George E

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2 Responses to “Quick Smoke: Punch Rare Corojo Rothschild”

  1. Cigarmonkey Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 4:52 pm #

    Without a doubt of of my favorite smokes. I had an opportunity to smoke one this weekend, but a friend wanted to bum a smoke off me. I had a choice to make give him the Punch Rare Corojo or a new smoke called the Signet Pinnacle. I was torn and gave up my Punch just to see this beauty get abused by my novice cigar smoking friend. In short he destroyed it. Letting it go out and re-lighting it. He had a major runner. I was crying the whole time. Needless to say the Signet Pinnacle kept me calm.

    In short, don't give up your Punch Rare Corojo to just anyone. They have to appreciate this little smoke before I give one up again.

  2. Jeff's Garage a Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 7:37 am #

    Well said, George. For Cigar Dave's 2003 Cigar draft, I took the PRC Rothschild as the 10th pick overall. I love rothschild size cigars and this has always been a staple of my humidor. Good review.