Punch Gran Cru cigars are some of the finest that the company creates, incorporating premium tobacco that has aged 4-5 years until reaching the height of flavor and development.
When it comes to French wine, a grand cru is a vineyard known for producing some of the best around. It’s fitting that Punch named this cigar line after this top-quality wine because this is about as good as Punch gets (when it comes to blends that are sold in the U.S. – the Cuban Punch cigars have their own best blend with a different name). In fact, the Punch Gran Cru Maduro version has made Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 Cigars of the Year list with a 93-point rating. The flavors of coffee, cocoa, and sweet wood won over the judges and helped cement this cigar as one to remember.
But wait, there’s more!
Punch Gran Cru cigars come in two different wrapper choices: Connecticut shade and Connecticut broadleaf Maduro. The milder shade-wrapped version has a different flavor profile, more in the realm of pumpkin pie, spice, and caramel. Both versions, however, use a Connecticut broadleaf binder and a long-filler blend of Dominican, Honduran, and Nicaraguan tobacco.
For those familiar with Punch cigars, the shade version will be a bit of a departure. The company is known for spicy and rich Honduran cigars, but a mellow Connecticut shade cigar is not the kind of thing Punch is known for. With a blend this tasty, everything comes together just fine. Punch has been in the cigar game for ages and they’ve got more than enough experience to branch out and put together a cigar with a different character than we’re used to.
If you’d like to taste Punch’s best non-Cuban cigar, this is the one to buy.
Please browse our selection of Punch Gran Cru cigars at your leisure.
