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Punch Clasico: flavour profile and cigars like it

Punch Clasico is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a Sumatra wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are La Palina Blue Label and Oscar Valladares Leaf by Oscar.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Punch Clasico cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: smokeinn.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Punch Clasico taste like?

No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuadorian Sumatra
BinderConnecticut Broadleaf
FillerHonduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican Piloto Cubano
StrengthMedium as published by smokeinn.com
BodyNot published
Made inHonduras
Made byGeneral Cigar Company
FactoryHonduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA)
SizesPunch Clasico Rothschilds EMS 4.5×50 · Punch Classico Rothschilds EMS - 5 Pack 4.5×50 · Punch Clasico After Dinner EMS 7.25×45 · Punch Clasico After Dinner EMS - 5 Pack 7.25×45 · Punch Clasico Punch EMS 6.25×44 · Punch Clasico Punch EMS - 5 Pack 6.25×44 · Punch Clasico Pitas EMS 6.125×50 · Punch Clasico Pitas EMS - 5 Pack 6.125×50 · Punch Clasico Magnum EMS 5.25×54 · Punch Clasico Magnum EMS - 5 Pack 5.25×54 · Punch Clasico Presidents EMS 8.5×52 · Punch Clasico Presidents EMS - 5 Pack 8.5×52 · Punch Clasico Cafe Royales 5.625×44 · Punch Clasico Champions 4.5×60 · Punch Clasico Champions - 5 Pack 4.5×60 · Punch Clasico Rothschilds Maduro 4.5×50 · Punch Clasico Rothschilds Maduro - 5 Pack 4.5×50 · Punch Clasico After Dinner Maduro 7.25×45 · Punch Clasico After Dinner Maduro - 5 Pack 7.25×45 · Punch Clasico Pitas Maduro 6.125×50 · Punch Clasico Pitas Maduro - 5 Pack 6.125×50 · Punch Clasico Presidents Maduro 8.5×52 · Punch Clasico Presidents Maduro - 5 Pack 8.5×52 · Punch Clasico Rothschilds Maduro Maduro 4.5×50 · Punch Clasico Rothschilds Maduro Maduro - 5 Pack 4.5×50 · Punch Clasico After Dinner Maduro Maduro 7.25×45 · Punch Clasico After Dinner Maduro Maduro - 5 Pack 7.25×45 · Punch Clasico Champions Maduro Maduro 4.5×60 · Punch Clasico Champions Maduro Maduro - 5 Pack 4.5×60 · Punch Clasico Pitas Maduro Maduro 6.125×50 · Punch Clasico Pitas Maduro Maduro - 5 Pack 6.125×50 · Punch Clasico Magnum Maduro Maduro 5.25×54 · Punch Clasico Magnum Maduro Maduro - 5 Pack 5.25×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

About Punch Clasico

The line. The US Punch trademark was registered in 1965 before Honduran production expanded. Clásico received blue secondary bands in 2019. The current line-name debut remains unresolved. cigaraficionado.com

Cigars like Punch Clasico

  1. La Palina Blue LabelClosest matchSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
  2. Oscar Valladares Leaf by OscarAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Mild-medium to medium-fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
  3. Sancho Panza Extra FuerteAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
  4. Rocky Patel Edge 20th AnniversaryAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Honduras, a step stronger.
  5. A.J. Fernandez Días de GloriaOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Punch Clasico as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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