#16: Punch Gran Puro and Diesel Unlimited

Diesel Unlimited

Diesel Unlimited

Diesel Unlimited

Leather, spice, and nuts

Punch Gran Puro

TL;DR - one-dimensional. Good. Uninspired. Meh. 5 mos aged. ⏳️ Prelight is aged tobacco, though nothing else stands out. Extremely firm construction. Goldilocks draw. Light-up is easy. This is a medium, Woody smoke to the end. One-dimensional. Final impressions are that this is a quality smoke with a quality blend and near-perfect construction. Accept if offered, but perhaps no reason to purchase.

Diesel Unlimited

Unlimited flavor.... Diesel Unlimited is the epic new follow-up to the epic original Diesel! Unlimited is rich, complex, full-bodied and ultra-flavorful....carefully crafted into 4 stately, big ring vitolas and booming with gobs of flavor, boldness, denseness and complexity. In spades. Then double it. Then multiply by six. That's about right. Diesel Unlimited is fitted with a dark, Habano Ecuador ligero wrapper leaf - oozing with oils, it looks like a tasty chocolate candy bar. Rich long-leaf filler tobaccos from Condega and Esteli Nicaragua meld with spicy San Andres leaves to create a strikingly robust and randy blend with intensely lush flavors. Expect notes of leather, spice, earth and oak, rounding out its toasty tobacco core. Smooth, slow-burning, zesty, full-flavored. Unlimited.

Punch Gran Puro

Punch Gran Puro

Diesel Unlimited

A very heavy firm cigar. Draw was a little tight but good in my opinion. Good but not great, probably would have been better if I’d smoked it sooner, been all but forgotten in my humidor for probably 7 years or more. But overall one that I would gladly light up again.

Punch Gran Puro

Punch Gran Puro

Decent, but mild

Diesel Unlimited

Second cigar of the night, much stronger than the first. Earthy, leathery, with some coffee notes. The burn was a bit uneven and I had to touch it up once in a while.

Diesel Unlimited

Very nice smoke tonight. Leathery, oak, and earthy with a subtle cherry sweetness. Solid all the way through. Started with a punch cut but the burn was a bit faster on one side so I clipped the end with a straight cut and that evened out the burn perfectly. Draw was a little tough but I wasn't fighting it. Less smoke output than I thought it would have but the flavor was right on. It was fairly complex but around a year in the humidor mellowed it out slightly. 2+ inch tight ashes and an even burn down to the nub. One of my go-to Diesels.

Diesel Unlimited

Solid smoke while manning the grill. Diesel cigars are surprisingly delicious every time I light one up. Not that I expect them to be bad. They just consistently exceed my expectations. Can’t wait to have another!

Diesel Unlimited

Spicy and leathery. Used a guillotine cut and toasted the foot with a butane torch. Great even burn and perfect draw. This cigar is consistently flavorful and has a razor sharp burn throughout. The spiciness hasn't subsided, the leather flavor and aroma turned more oak and nutty with a slight vanilla sweetness reminiscent of a cup of espresso. A slight toothless shows more on the ash than the wrapper. Easygoing, relaxing full-bodied cigar on a beautiful fall day. Some small spots on the wrapper make it look a little less than beautiful.

Punch Gran Puro

Diesel Unlimited

The price is right. $3 for an enjoyable afternoon. Loose ash and slow smoking made for 3/4" ash length before it dropped

Punch Gran Puro

Punch Gran Puro

Punch Gran Puro

Nice morning smoke. Smooth, earthy and paired well with my coffee!

Punch Gran Puro

Little spice, but has a dark chocolate and nutty profile. Has hints of leather, but just slightly