Popular Post rcarlson Posted September 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2021 Gotta admit, I hadn't paid much attention to Punch throughout my cigar smoking tenure, but the Punch 48 and PSdP have made me a true believer. Hoping to round things out with this weeks prize if I could be so lucky. Bought this box a for a quail hunting trip earlier this year. Held them for a year and a half to set out as an after dinner smoke for the snotty mofos that I invited. Not a single taker. No Cohiba band. Unfamiliar. I watched these jack-wagons pull out a box of Macanudos and devour them while I rolled my eyes. Damn right I let 'em know what I thought of their taste in cigars. That's how I roll. I've been lovin' on this box. . . until I hit this one. After giving it a squeeze, I knew it was going to be a problem. Loose with a big soft spot under the band. Oh well. I paid for it, I'm going to smoke it, even if it sucks. Life ain't that short (but it sure as hell ain't long enough for Macanudos). Wrapper was awesomely mottled and smooth. Smelled great. Sweet milk chocolate, leather, doughy. Shame the draw was so loose. I knew immediately it was going to be trouble. First third, not as bad as I thought. I went as slow as I could to keep it from heating up, and that worked. . . for a while. Sweetness, wood, leather, chocolate. None of the usual roasted peanut but pretty damn pleasant. Second third, the problems began to emerge. No matter how I tried, it started to heat up and turn bitter. It still had the pleasant sweetness and warm chocolate doughy thing going on, but it was fading out. Last third, went to hell. Bitter, hot, constant touch ups, the best parts of the first two thirds hightailed it. I still nubbed it. I always nub. I'm a nubber. My daddy was a nubber, and my daddy's daddy was a nubber. Runs in the fam. Waste not, want not. This is the first P48 that disappointed. The roasted peanut, chocolate, sweet bread, leather, wood and terrific construction is usually all there. Oh well. Took one for the team on this one. Going to have to give it a generous "C-". Bad roll, that's all. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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