I’m going to attempt something new here. Two reviews in one posting. Here’s why: A couple of weeks ago I came home from working the 3-11 shift and one of my best friends, “John” waited up to meet me because he had a surprise for me. A gentleman he does business with hooked him up with two different cigars and he wanted to share one of them with me. What a good friend!

“John’s” friend “Braden” gave us a Punch Rare Corojo and a Romeo y Julietta 1875 Habana Reserve. “John” smoked the Punch and I, the Romeo. First of all, let me say what a beautiful evening it was. Midnight, clear sky, 78 degrees, no humidity and in the company of a friend and a Killians. Throw in a couple of stogies and you know the night can’t turn out to be too bad.

First, the Punch rare corojo. “John” said it was the smoothest cigar he ever had. No bite, just plain smooth with a slow even burn. I notice that it wasn’t putting out a whole lot of smoke, but it never went out, he said it was not too smokey, it was just right. Plus it didn’t get hot toward the end. He was able to smoke it until it was simply too small to hold. He only had to de-ash it twice, and when he did the ashes seemed to want to cling to the cigar, but when they fell they hit the ash tray with a definite “thud”.

Now the Romeo y Julietta. It had a light colored wrapper and put out lots of white smoke with every draw. It had a certain “zing” when I blew it through my nose, kind of like burping champagne. The flavor was outstanding and consistant throughout. Some cigars change flavors halfway down, not this one. It was excellent from the first draw to the last.

Although I didn’t try the Punch rare corojo, I could tell by “Johns” reaction and my own experience with the RyJ, these two cigars are very enjoyable and I will seek them out to buy again. Oh, did I mention how long they lasted? Well, they both lasted almost two hours! Imagine, enjoying something other than a college hockey game for two hours. Man what a good time. A special thanks goes out to “Braden” for making this review possible. Although “John” kept yawning and I had to drip beer on his forhead a couple of times to keep waking him up, I think it was a success. Thanks.

Posted by Mr. Porch in Cigar Reviews, Cigars General

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