Twenty-five years is a long run for any cigar line, and the Punch Rare Corojo 25th Anniversary is how Punch marks the milestone — not with a commemorative band on an existing stick, but with an entirely new blend built from scratch. It started shipping to retailers in March 2026, and unlike most anniversary releases, it’s a permanent addition to the lineup.
The Rare Corojo line has been a staple in serious humidors since the early 2000s. What began as a one-time limited release earned enough of a following to become an annual small-batch offering, eventually earning a full-time slot in the Punch portfolio. The 25th Anniversary adds a tenth vitola to that roster — with a construction that shares almost nothing with the original formula.
What Sets the Punch Rare Corojo 25th Apart
The original Rare Corojo built its reputation on an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over a Connecticut Broadleaf binder, with Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Honduran filler in the mix. The 25th Anniversary scraps that entirely. This is a Honduran puro — every leaf in the blend comes from Honduras, and Corojo tobacco drives the construction at every level of the cigar.
The Punch Rare Corojo 25th Blend
The wrapper is Honduran Corojo, as is the binder. The filler combines Corojo and Habano leaf — both Honduran, both grown from seed varieties with roots in Cuba’s golden era of tobacco. That full-Corojo construction is the point. Punch brand manager Scott Abney described the goal as giving longtime Rare Corojo fans a new blend that still delivers the signature Punch character they’ve expected from the line for over two decades.
Where the Punch Rare Corojo 25th Is Made
One of the more notable details about this release is where it’s rolled. Standard Punch production runs through General Cigar’s STG Danlí factory — the same shop behind the core lineup. The 25th Anniversary breaks from that. It’s made at Fábrica de Puros Aladino in the Jamastran Valley, the operation run by the Eiroa family. The Eiroas supply the tobacco for this blend and produce the cigar itself, connecting the 25th Anniversary to one of the most respected names in Honduran growing and factory work.
The Jamastran Valley produces some of the most consistent Corojo and Habano leaf in Central America, and the Eiroas have been cultivating that ground for generations. Honduran tobacco has anchored a number of standout recent releases — including the Zino Honduras line — and that same agricultural tradition runs through this blend. For a cigar built around Corojo at every level of the construction, having the tobacco and the rolling under one roof in Jamastran gives the 25th Anniversary a consistency that’s difficult to achieve when the supply chain is divided across operations.
Smoking the Punch Rare Corojo 25th
The profile runs bold and layered. Cedar and warm baking spice lead off, with earth and leather filling out the body. The retrohale carries the pepper signature that Corojo is known for, and the strength lands in the medium-to-full range — assertive without being punishing. There’s enough going on to hold your attention across the full length of the 6×54 Toro. The blend pairs well with bourbon, rye, or aged rum if you want something in the glass alongside it.
The Punch Rare Corojo 25th Anniversary comes in a single vitola — a 6×54 Toro — packaged in boxes of ten at $10.99 per stick. It’s a permanent release, not a limited run, and the original Rare Corojo stays in production alongside it. Both lines are available full-time going forward, giving retailers two distinct expressions of the Rare Corojo name on the shelf at the same time.
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