2024 will be the first Year of the Dragon since 2012 and Punch will mark the momentous moment in the Chinese zodiac on February 1, 2024, when a limited-edition smoke called Dragon Fire ships to retailers.
The new release marks the sixth installment of the brand’s highly successful Chinese New Year Series which has included these highly-rated Punch blends:
- Spring Roll (2023)
- Fu Manchu (2022)
- Kung Pow! (2021)
- Chop Suey (2020)
- Egg Roll (2019)
John Hakim, brand manager of Punch said,
“The dragon is the only mythological figure in the Chinese zodiac and that inspired us to bring the fire-breathing totem to life with this year’s release. We had a blast creating the bold and fiery blend, and gave the cigar a flat head in a nod to the wood dragon that will preside over 2024. And in a shout out to the celebrations that will be sparked by the dragon’s arrival, we made the packaging to look like a box of fireworks.”
Handcrafted at the STG Estelí factory in Estelí Nicaragua, which is a rarity for the brand, Punch Dragon Fire was made to resemble a firecracker. Extending beyond the cigar’s Nicaraguan Condega binder and Nicaraguan, Dominican and Honduran filler is its Mexican wrapper which is pressed down to replicate the way in which the casing of a firework extends beyond the plug inside. The tobaccos come together to create a smoking experience that brims with the complexity of dark chocolate, pepper, earth, leather and coffee notes.
Punch Dragon Fire cigars come in 20-count boxes and the blend will only be available in this special Punch Dragon Fire (5 x 60) release. MSRP has been set at $6.99/cigar.