Sneak Peak: Punch Nectares

[El Presidente]

I was speaking to Foxy last night and he was excited that the long awaited Irish Regional is coming to fruition. This photo was taken in the La Corona factory this week. 

I think you will find a different band on the final production cigars.  Look for a summer release. No idea of pricing at this point. 

50 x 160 mm

Punch Nectares

 

Punch Nectares 1960's

 

 

[99call]

Great heritage...and a great marca which is on a long hot run. 

[avitus]

Interesting, if I'm not mistaken Ireland has plain package rule for cigars, so its up to distributor to re-pack it? Thought they come from Cuba in plain package.

[Puros Y Vino]

Very cool!! Was very fortunate to smoke one of the originals a few years back. Fantastic experience. 

[Ryan]

4 hours ago, El Presidente said:

I think you will find a different band on the final production cigars. 

I made a presentation pack for Habanos in 2021. Then I was told I couldn't meet with Habanos. I bumped into Luis Harguindey at a cigar club dinner in Havana in November 2021 and happened to have the document on my phone showing the bands I had mocked up for the release. I had even found old Punch bands with a similar green. Thus green, white and gold bands for the first Irish regional. Not too dissimilar to what the Italians got (in blue) for their 2009 Punch Diadema Extra. He loved them and couldn't see a problem with them.

In the end those bands were "not approved", somewhere between Ireland and Habanos..

Which I think was a shame. I think they would have looked well.

 

[JohnS]

I concur @Ryan, that design is quite good. It's a shame it didn't go further.

[Ryan]

"No special bands for the regional release" we were told. In English.

Then look at the band Spain is getting next year for its Juan Lopez "Cincuenta y Cuatro" (taken in Havana last Friday). It's a lovely band, but leaves quite a taste.

[MagicalBikeRide]

14 hours ago, avitus said:

Interesting, if I'm not mistaken Ireland has plain package rule for cigars, so its up to distributor to re-pack it? Thought they come from Cuba in plain package.

We heve plain packaging laws but the type where the plain band is laid over the Habanos band. And the original box should not be sold to a customer or displayed in a shop, but it can enter the country and goes direct to the retailer.
 

 

[MagicalBikeRide]

22 hours ago, El Presidente said:

No idea of pricing at this point. 

For anyone that wants to speculate on pricing, a Connie B currently costs ~$100USD here. A Siglo IV just below $150USD. And so on. 

@El Presidente - Do you know if Rob and the guys at JJF are working on the blend? Or has it all been through H&F? 

[CaptainQuintero]

  They look lovely, didn't think I'd ever see the Ireland RE ever come to fruition so kudos to all involved!

  What's the distributor for Ireland? My mind says H&F but my gut is saying no?

[Darco]

Amazing look. Good to see more of nostalgic releases in both names and packaging, hope there is a way to replicate flavors (can they?!). It will be cool to replicate the name of a discounted size (I believe Nectares no. 6 was a 50 ring gauge). The only downside is that it will be for Ireland (sorry guys 😢) because of the pricing and plain packaging! 

 

[MagicalBikeRide]

2 hours ago, CaptainQuintero said:

  They look lovely, didn't think I'd ever see the Ireland RE ever come to fruition so kudos to all involved!

  What's the distributor for Ireland? My mind says H&F but my gut is saying no?

H&F

[avitus]

6 hours ago, MagicalBikeRide said:

We heve plain packaging laws but the type where the plain band is laid over the Habanos band. And the original box should not be sold to a customer or displayed in a shop, but it can enter the country and goes direct to the retailer.

Yeah, same here in Canada. But what do retailers do with boxes? Just throw them away?

[ha_banos]

12 minutes ago, avitus said:

Yeah, same here in Canada. But what do retailers do with boxes? Just throw them away?

Kirby gets them and they go into his olde fireplace in his historic English manor in Texas. Got to warm up the old cockles somehow!

 

[99call]

18 hours ago, Ryan said:

I made a presentation pack for Habanos in 2021.

A fine job, and gutted for you that it's not made production. Here's the Welsh Regional, which will never ever...ever...happen. 

 

[ha_banos]

4 hours ago, 99call said:

A fine job, and gutted for you that it's not made production. Here's the Welsh Regional, which will never ever...ever...happen. 

Stop it. You'll rally those Scots again. 

[99call]

Just now, ha_banos said:

Stop it. You'll rally those Scots again

Glad to. I'm on their side 😉 

[Stevieboy]

Stop it. You'll rally those Scots again. 

[Pigpen]

On 11/30/2024 at 3:15 AM, 99call said:

A fine job, and gutted for you that it's not made production. Here's the Welsh Regional, which will never ever...ever...happen. 

Surely that should be Boyo De Monterrey

[Ryan]

1 hour ago, Pigpen said:

Surely that should be Boyo De Monterrey

This comment wins the internet for today! 🙂

[99call]

6 hours ago, Ryan said:

This comment wins the internet for today! 🙂

Agreed. Nothing can compete. Chef's kiss.