A New Cuban Petit Corona: Punch Triunfos
Cuba has added a new size to its venerable Punch line, a petit corona called the Punch Triunfos. The cigar will first go on sale in Switzerland’s Casa del Habano stores on May 3, according to Habanos S.A., then they will move to a broader launch starting in December.
The little smoke measures 5 1/8 inches long by 42 ring gauge. They will sell for 80 Swiss francs ($91) for a tin of five cigars, making them roughly $18 apiece.
The Triunfos are the newest part of Cuba’s Línea Retro line, a series of cigars packed in snazzy, eye-catching aluminum containers modeled after designs from the 1970s. That line made its debut Romeo y Julieta Club Kings and the Partagás Capitols—were unveiled at a trade fair in Havana.
Other sizes in the Retro series include the H. Upmann Regalias and the Hoyo de Monterrey Souvenir de Luxe.
Look for a blind tasting of the new smoke in a future edition of Cigar Insider.
