Punch will kick off The Year of The Ox with the launch of a limited-edition smoke called Punch Kung Pow!, the third release in the brand\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highly successful Chinese New Year Series. Kung Pow! is a follow up to 2020\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Punch Chop Suey and 2019\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Punch Egg Roll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager of Punch and the creator of Kung Pow! said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Chinese New Year Series for Punch has become a new tradition and for the 2021 release, we took a page from the Szechuan cookbooks. The medium-to-full-bodied blend is vaguely sweet with an undercurrent of spice, just like the popular Chinese food dish of the differently-spelled name. We put a new spin on the takeout container for this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s release, and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve once again hit the post-holiday sweet spot for cigar lovers with a per-cigar price of just $5.99. My advice: get your hands on this one fast because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coming in hot!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Handmade at HATSA in Danli, Honduras, Punch Kung Pow! is a five-country blend. The Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper sits over a Honduran Habano binder and the blend features long filler leaves from Brazil, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. It will be available in just one size, a 6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d x 52 Parejo and ships to retailers on February 15, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cigars come in 20-count bundles placed inside a takeout-style box with a shout out to the Year of the Ox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Chinese astrology tells us that The Year of The Ox is a year of hard work, determination and rebuilding,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Ed Lahmann. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNo Bull\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 motto on the lid says it all.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
King Pow! will be available at brick and mortar locations across the country and will be limited to 4,500 boxes, up from the 3,650 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153takeout containers\u00e2\u20ac\u009d released last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n