Punch Rare Corojo El Doble

...Gorgeous and...uh...medium-bodied. I do really like this cigar. I don't see it as bland and I'm pretty much the expert on bland ones. Balanced is the best word I have for it, and by that I mean not too spicy nor mellow, smooth nor acrid, just nice. Not quite primo but really a complex cigar I thought. I tasted lots of different things throughout, had some of that juicy but earthy spice flavor I love, clearly hard to describe, I guess you just know it when you taste it. I agree with those who complained about the draw and ludicrously small volume of smoke for a SIXTY gauge (really poor on this count), but it by no means ruined the smoke for me, I loved the flavor. And seriously, I always thought it silly to discuss a cigar's appearance until I saw this one. I don't know the details about this particular specimen but I imagine it was well-aged, got it as a single from a great shop, and boy was it red. This and partagas black are the two cigars I'd be photographed with for the jacket of my autobiography, keep checking your bookstore.

Not sure what the big deal is about these.

Great for a newbie, not a seasoned smoker

Big, intimidating cigar with a darker, oily wrapper. The tase was.. well.. nothing. Not really even smoke, just nothing. The aroma was really nice though, spice with a hint of cedar, I wish it would have tasted that way. Burn was off in spots, draw was fine and the wrapper fell apart at the head. Overall, boring and not even close to worth the money.

I've never been let down by the Punch brand and this smoke was no exception. Spicy, flavorful, medium bodied smoke. Great for after dinner with a spot of Jim Beam, neat. Burn is flawless as is the draw. This stick is not advertised as a full bodied smoke, so if that is what you are looking for, go elsewhere.

This cigar looks flawless and intimidating but it turns out to be nothing more than a tease. Due to its thickness and a beautiful dark wrapper it looks better than many chocolate bars I've had in the past. Lighting it is surprisingly easy but the draw is somewhat tight and the flavor is very weak and bland. Amazing how such a big cigar can produce such small amounts of smoke.

Drop dead gorgeous cigar with great construction is only let down by average taste. Maybe I've smoked one cuban too many but the taste in this, smooth as it is, didn't do much for me. Nonetheless, this is a very well made smoke.