Yagermeister Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Love a good review contest. Cigar: Punch Serie D’Oro No. 2 (Edicion Limitada 2013) Box Code: AME JUL 2013 Review Date: 10/17/2014 (Age: 1yr, 3mos) Appearance: This is a good looking cigar—the sort of caliber I’d expect in an Edicion Limitada. It has a beautiful, dark wrapper with a subtle, oily sheen to it. Closer inspection reveals a nice, evenly-distributed splotchiness. The prelight smell is the perfect mix of leather and barnyard. First third: Some really fantastic flavors right from the get-go. The core is bold, rich, and peppery. As far as Cubans go, I’d call it full bodied. It has a very pleasant leather and coffee bean flavor with a touch of berries. Second third: The berry notes are now more of a syrupy, stewed fruit. They aren’t ever-present, but instead come and go to bring in some nice complexity. A nutty flavor creeps in from the background, something like those peanuts that come in a can with the skins on them. Third third: It’s getting a bit hotter at this point, and as a result a bit of youth shows through, giving a chemical note through the nose. It’s not too offensive though, just a matter of pacing myself and smoking it slowly. The complexity has simmered down; now there’s just a simple rich leather and fruit taste that resembles the recent Punch Punches that I’ve had. Smoking time: 1hr, 20 min Conclusion: This one lived up to the hype. It’s as if the blender took the excellent flavor of recent Punch Punch, added in a bit of RASS character, and then dialed everything up to 11. I paired this with some Ron Zacapa 23, and it was a perfect complement. The bold sweet rum offset the rich peppery cigar very well. This cigar was one of three that I got in a box split. I wish these weren’t so expensive, because I could see myself indulging in a box and watching how they mature over the next 2-3 years. Rating: 94. With a little more time I can see these achieving a 96 or 97. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Nice review! I should really smoke another one of these soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optic101 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 nice review, tempted to smoke mine but also tempted to wait a bit more as I have only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trimming Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Nice review. I agree, box worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradbrennan Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Nice review! I should really smoke another one of these soon nice review, tempted to smoke mine but also tempted to wait a bit more as I have only one. Very nice review, Yag! Ryan, Werner, better wait until Thursday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowjr1 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Wow that sounds like a good smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yagermeister Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Thanks fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CdnLimitada Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 nice review. This one's a gooder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Nice review, nice rum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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