Punch (Cuba) Royal Selection No. 12

Nice mellow mild bodied habano. Good daytime smoke.

Outstanding cigar. Very smooth, not at all harsh!

Nice sheen on the wrapper. Good burn. Spicy and medium - bodied. The $3 price is what I paid in Havana.

Had my first one of these yesterday, it was gifted to me and a 98. Started out light and straight tobacco, then turned woody with hints of pepper. Draw was excellent and produced tons of smoke. A very tasty enjoyable smoke. I'll be picking up a few of these.

Smoked an '00 tonight, and the flavors were great. Earthy and medium bodied, reminded me of a larger du Prince. A bit of a tight draw that I remedied with a cigar poker, the burn was straight and gave a good amount of smoke for a tighter cigar.

These are great cigars, I can smoke these all day and enjoy every cloud of smoke that billows from my mouth. Not to much hype surrounding this ceegar, maybe because the band doesn't say cohiba or monte cristo. Who smokes with a band on any way {rookies}This is a tasty smoke, not to complex, with a nice finish. Sweet cuban wood taste and very nice aroma. Get one if you can you will be happy you did.

A very nice toasty little smoke. Medium bodied and easy going. It starts out with a flash of greenness, but that doesn't last long and is replaced by a toasty straightforward tobacco flavor with a touch of sweetness. Not a whole lot of complexity, but very enjoyable. My only complaint is that they tend to be rolled pretty tight.

I sampled several of these from a small cabinet of twenty five. These are packed unbanded and tied with a ribbon into a small wheel. The wrappers appear top notch with nicely finished caps. A pinch and a wiff showed the roll to be firm and the tobacco to be rich. Lighting was uneventful but the draw on the dozen or so I've sampled from this box ranged from just tight enough to be annoying to just short of plugged. This did not work itelf out as the smoke progressed. The problem could not be corrected by massaging and I have resorted to storing them dry (62%-65%) and starting each smoke with a few quick pokes from either side with a toothpick in order to salvage the box. The flavor profile is medium to light. I could taste light coffee (columbian), cedar, and pepper. The taste on most of them was negatively affected by the poor draw. The smell of the burning tabacco indicated that they would have been delightful if only I could have gotten more smoke into my mouth. The ones that drew adequately after poking were exquisite and complex when smoked slowly to compensate for the hotter burn of dryer than useual storage. In closing, the blend and quality of the leaves used to make these are obviously first rate. My rating reflects the issues with my particular examples and all things being equal, I look forward to sampling a few of these from a better box.

Excellent little cigar full of flavor with typical Cuban sweet earthiness yet smooth and creamy.
Good construction and good burn, would rate it in the same class as Vegas Robaina unicos , Hoyo DC and Diplomaticos No.2 but less spicy. Superb cigar with a beautiful wrapper color.

Good looking cigar nicely presented in a cab. The cigar started out with a tad bit of a bitter flavor when lit. That quickly went away and the stick opened up into some wonderful and smooth flavors. About halfway it became sweet and tangy. The finish on this cigar was exceptional. It burnt perfectly all the way down to the nub. One of the best PC's I have ever had. I will definitely buy another box of these.

Nice looking, some color variation in the box but the rolling is nicely done and caps are pretty. Burn and draw on the 3 I have smoked so far were excellent. There are a lot of nice Marevas out there, but this one holds its own.

Mild flavored smoke that picks up a bit of spice towards the end (but not that much...). Not very complex, consistent througout. Good smoke for after lunch.

These are a great value, especially when you can find the older boxes hiding on the shelf. For some reason these don't seem to be as popular as the other Punch sizes so they hang around longer. Our gain. Grab 'em and enjoy the rich cedar flavor and deep leathery finish. Yum!!!

One of the smoothest PCs I have smoked, great burn nice ash and mild spicy sweet flavor.