# Punch Knuckle Buster Maduro Review #6

Fired up this stick on a Sunday afternoon and paired with an unsweetened tea. I did receive this stick very well packaged with a 69 humi pack. It registered @ 70 on my HumidiMeter. By mlanier on March 6 2022 3:37:58 PM

- **Cigar:** [Punch Knuckle Buster Maduro](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/punch/knuckle-buster-maduro/)
- **Reviewed by:** mlanier
- **Date:** March 6, 2022
- **Rating:** 3 out of 5
- **Body:** 3 out of 5
- **Flavor:** 3 out of 5
- **Construction:** 4 out of 5
- **Smoked at:** South Carolina

## The Testing Lab Review

Fired up this stick on a Sunday afternoon and paired with an unsweetened tea. I did receive this stick very well packaged with a 69 humi pack. It registered @ 70 on my HumidiMeter. I tend to enjoy my cigar at 62-65, so I did dry box this for almost two days before I reached my desired 63 reading on my HumidiMeter.

Dark oily espresso bean shiny wrapper with no noticeable flaws in the wrapper. I used a straight cut on the cap. Had a very open draw with notes of hay and earth on the cold draw.

1st 5/10 minutes alot of pepper especially in the retro hale, and then just that quick the spice completely disappears. It did make a reappearance a few times during the smoke and disappears just as quickly.

Fairly straight thin burn line throughout the smoke with only 1 touch up needed. Did have a gray ash throughout the smoke. Was expecting it to be a very strong smoke, hence the name **"Knuckle Buster"**, found it to be medium in strength and mild to medium in body. **A+ on smoke output!!**

For my palate it was very 1 dimensional and very boring, with a little bitterness at times. Just tasting the natural tobacco itself(with the natural sweetness coming in and out at times) without any other complex flavors playing a part. This was definitely not in my wheelhouse and probably one of my least favorite in their lineup. **Now in all fairness I did smoke "PUNCH Aniversario 180" a few days ago and that was hands down my favorite cigar from Punch ??**

Overall I would give the cigar a solid B @ this price point.\*\* \*\*