Punch Manuel Lopez Grand Cru Review

[CEC_Tech]

Just thought I'd share with you what I found at my local B&M recently. Bear in mind, the pics were taken with my phone, so you can't see the plume completely covering the gar. However, you'll notice the dark yellow cellophane next to a clear one! I don't know how long they were hidden, but I bought the rest of the box.

Review to be available in exactly 1 hour.........and counting......

Construction: Very nice, not a blemish on the wrapper. A bit veiny, like most punch cigars.

Aroma: Smells of earth and leather. Almost reminds me of an opus.

Pre-light draw- excellent......I actually had some crunch on my teeth from the crystals on the wrapper (plume) after I bit on the end a bit while typing this.

........to be continued... Be back in awhile!

[kjd2121]

Wow nice find - i look forward to the review. I once saw some Tatuajes that were covered in plume, but they were 25.00 a stick. I had to pass.

[CEC_Tech]

Originally Posted by CEC_Tech

Just thought I'd share with you what I found at my local B&M recently. Bear in mind, the pics were taken with my phone, so you can't see the plume completely covering the gar. However, you'll notice the dark yellow cellophane next to a clear one! I don't know how long they were hidden, but I bought the rest of the box.

Review to be available in exactly 1 hour.........and counting......

Construction: Very nice, not a blemish on the wrapper. A bit veiny, like most punch cigars.

Aroma: Smells of earth and leather. Almost reminds me of an opus.

Pre-light draw- excellent......I actually had some crunch on my teeth from the crystals on the wrapper (plume) after I bit on the end a bit while typing this.

........to be continued... Be back in awhile!

Ok, it's done.....

The draw was darn near perfect. Loads of smoke!

Taste: What I have come to expect from punch. Earthy, Nutty, and leathery.
Except, this one was very smooth and had a creamy taste to it.

Last 1/4: This did not become harsh or bitter but had a nice kick to it toward the end with the nutty taste coming through strong.

All in all, I'm glad I bought the rest of these. I've had these before, but never with so much age on them. I definitely recommend these if you like punch, but age them for sure. They are about 500 times better.

Definitely one for the books.

[Danimal]

ahhh the Maduros are fantastic smokes. A bit overpriced for some vitolas, but to me, they are worth $4-$5 for the Robustos..

[yayson]

weirdest pixelation on the pic there, looks like you ran it through photoshop's mosaic pixelation filter (8 cell size to be precise)! If that came straight from a camera that's the weirdest camera I've ever heard of, do tell the make and model...

This is a great review, much appreciated! I passed on a few boxed of RP vintage's that were exhibiting plume once and regretted it! I doubt they were aged too long (how old is the RP Vintage line anyhow?) but I regretted it nonetheless.

I've never had a Grand Cru, I might search out singles to put a bit of time of if possible

[CEC_Tech]

I took the pic with my Motorola Razr V3. The light conditions in my office kinda suck for pics, but then again...the camera on the v3 sucks just as well.