Description
Punch Golden Era
Size Options: Lancero (7″ × 38), Robusto (5″ × 50), Toro (6″ × 52), Churchill (7″ × 48)
Vitola: Parejo
Wrapper: Honduran Havana-seed Corojo
Binder: Honduran Havana-seed Corojo
Fillers: Honduran Habano and Corojo long-fillers grown at JRE Tobacco farms
Strength/Body: Medium strength, medium body, flavor evolves from medium-minus to medium-full
Flavor Notes:
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First third brings creamy bread sweetness, dry wood, peanuts, leather, earth, and subtle Honduran terroir with caramel-smooth milky note
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Second third introduces flour-cookie texture, dry wood, cinnamon-tinged cedar, and more pronounced pepper on the retrohale
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Final third offers crisp toast, rich earth, layered black pepper, barnyard leather, and a long black-coffee finish
Pairing Notes: Golden ale, robust coffee, bourbon, roasted nuts
Manufacturer: General Cigar Company’s Punch brand produced at Fabrica de Puros Aladino (JRE Tobacco Co., Honduras). Wrap, binder, and fillers sourced from JRE’s Corojo farms
Privada Storytelling
A True Corojo Revival
Punch Golden Era reclaims the legacy of premium Corojo cigars, using Cuban-seed Honduran-grown leaf across wrapper, binder, and filler. Crafted by the Eiroa family at Aladino factory, it’s a homage to cigar’s Golden Age—bold yet refined, heritage-driven yet modern. This is a smoke that places craft and intention above flash, a retreat into depth that Privada fully endorses.
Flavor Journey
First third: Bakery-fresh bread, cream, subtle dryness, soft nuts and gentle earth
Second third: Flour-dusted textures evolve into cinnamon-spiced cedar with growing pepper intensity
Final third: Crisp toast, barnyard earth, leather, rich black coffee, pepper forward, lingering dry finish
Why It Belongs in Privada
Golden Era exemplifies purposeful reinvention. By returning to full Corojo purity, it honors tradition while delivering a nuanced, layered smoke—not flashy, but richly engaging. It’s a heartland homage that asks for focused appreciation. That balance of retrospection and craftsmanship is at the heart of Privada’s philosophy.