General Cigar Co. is now shipping the new Punch Signature. The cigar is being made in Honduras, presumably at the company’s STG Danlí factory, and features the iconic Mr. Punch character and his dog, Toby, throughout the project. It uses an Ecuadorian corojo wrapper that General Cigar Co. claims was blended exclusively for this release. A proprietary Connecticut habano binder is used over a blend of fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Agustin Garcia, blender of Punch Signature, said that “Punch Signature is inspired by the Punch original blend — think of it as a brother who has a lot of fire in him, but also respects tradition and the family name.” Updates about the cigar will be released weekly on a new website created for the cigar, signature.punchcigars.com. Through the website, Punch is encouraging cigar smokers to interact with Mr. Punch, who will be creating custom memes on cigar-related photos submitted via Twitter or Instagram–both @PunchCigars–and with the hashtag #NiceBurn. Consumers can also submit photos via e-mail to mrpunchcigars@gmail.com. Mr. Punch’s memes will be featured on the site as well as on the Punch Cigars Facebook page, which will also feature details about the cigar. The band on the Punch Signature band is a re-creation ...
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