Punch 48 Tasting after 4.5 years of aging
Punch 48 tested after 4.5 years of ageing. How does this Cuban cigar taste after this time? Find out in this article.
A cigar test is subjective
Note: How the cigar tastes is influenced by personal taste preferences, taste memories, the shape of the day, what you have eaten or drunk before. Even the lighting mood in the room has an influence on the experienced taste. The notes described here therefore do not have to match your own impressions.
Fact Sheet Punch 48 LCDH and HS
LCDH means: La Casa del Habano / HS means: Habanos Specialist. This cigar was available exclusively for this distribution channel. Now and again you can also find such exclusives at other specialist retailers.
- Format: Hermoso No. 3 (length: 140 mm / ring size: 48)
- Tobacco: Complete Cuba
- Boxing Date (BD): DIC 16 (Dec. 2016)
- Price: Status July 2021
- CHF 16.90 / box of 10 CHF 169.00 (originally CHF 155.00)
- EUR 14.60 / box of 10 EUR 146.00
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Personal impressions in taste
Recommended ageing: At least 4 years.
First half
- Tongue, palate: Lots of cocoa and wood
- Retronasal: Roasted aromas of burning, dark wood
- R+ ZiZo vacuum technology: Rusty aromas of strong and very dark coffee beans
- Umami: slightly spicy / juicy
- Strength 3/5
Second half
- Similar richness of aromas as the first half, but with much more intensity: Cocoa / wood / some earth / slightly sweetish
Conclusion
The Punch 48 from 2016 has developed magnificently. On the tissue paper (or what is that actually?) you can see strong residues of the tobacco. It has worked quite hard during the ageing process. It was a real pleasure to taste this cigar. You can find out why ageing is important for Cuban cigars in the "Resources on the subject" section below.
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