Punch Princesas Celebrate 185 Years of Cuban Craftsmanship
To mark an incredible 185 years of history, Punch has unveiled a tribute worthy of its legacy—the Punch Princesas Edición Limitada 2025. This new vitola is a celebration of heritage, tradition, and the unsung women of Habanos. With this release, Punch resurrects a popular format from the 1960s, reinterpreted for today’s discerning aficionado with elegance, intention, and complexity.
The Punch Princesas is produced in the Edmundo factory format, measuring 52 x 135 mm, and delivers a perfectly balanced medium-strength blend that’s been aged for at least two years. Each cigar is “Totally Handmade with Long Filler,” using wrapper, binder, and filler leaves hand-selected from Cuba’s famed Vuelta Abajo region in Pinar del Río. For those of us who know, that terroir produces the tobacco that legends are made of.
Punch Princesas: Craft, Complexity, and a Tribute in Every Draw
From its presentation to its flavor profile, the Punch Princesas smokes like a story told in three acts. It arrives in a beautifully designed 20-count box, an exclusive nod to the brand’s 185th anniversary. Each cigar is wrapped in a mature, reddish-brown wrapper with a smooth, silky finish that immediately signals quality.
Light up, and the first third greets you with flawless draw and burn. The smoke is soft but structured, with measured strength and hints of bitterness that flirt on the palate. The ash forms in light grey rings—tight, clean, and consistent. As it opens up in the second third, the cigar builds in character, developing deeper toasted tobacco flavors, subtle cedar, and a more persistent aftertaste that lingers in all the right ways. By the final third, the Punch Princesas becomes luxuriously creamy, coating the palate with a rich, unctuous texture. This is where it crescendos into its most refined expression—a velvety smoke with a satisfying finish that remains balanced to the last puff.
The estimated smoking time clocks in around 50 minutes, making the Punch Princesas a perfect fit for an after-dinner indulgence or a reflective solo session with a neat pour of aged rum or single malt. Pricing details are expected to follow regional rollouts, but given the craftsmanship and limited-edition status, expect them to fall into the premium tier.
Availability will expand globally following the Cyprus debut, so collectors and connoisseurs should keep their eyes—and humidors—ready.
The Punch Princesas tells a story of tradition, reinvention, and the women who play an essential role in every step of the cigar’s journey, from field to flame. That, in my opinion, makes this release more than celebratory. It makes it necessary.
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