Punch Celebrates Lunar New Year With New Bottle Rocket Cigar

Punch Cigars are commemorating the Year of the Snake with a firework-shaped cigar called Bottle Rocket. Following tradition, this Lunar New Year release breaks the mold with a unique 4.5 X 50 vitola with an attached “stabilizing stick,” just like a real bottle rocket.

Punch Bottle Rocket Blend Breakdown

But what makes this cigar “explosively delicious” is not the unique packaging. Punch Bottle Rocket’s four-country blend is filled with explosive Nicaraguan, Dominican and Honduran tobaccos, a Nicaraguan Esteli binder and a Mexican San Andres wrapper bursting with spicy and peppery flavors. The result is a full-bodied firecracker of a cigar as unique as its packaging.

Punch's brand manager, Scott Abney, said, “Much like a good firework, Punch Bottle Rockets are powerful, eye-catching, and surprising in all the right ways. Beyond the colorful packaging and bombastic branding lies a truly excellent cigar crafted with a rich Mexican San Andrés wrapper. Grab a pack of Bottle Rockets and start the Lunar New Year off with a bang!”

Building off last year’s firework-themed release (Dragon Fire), Bottle Rocket comes packaged in a firework canister, and each cigar is attached to its own firework stick. Individual canisters contain 20 cigars. The canisters also display serpent imagery as a nod to The Year of the Snake, which begins on January 29.

Punch Bottle Rocket Product Information & Availability

Like all of Punch’s Lunar New Year releases, Punch Bottle Rocket is a limited edition cigar produced in very limited quantities.

Boxes include twenty cigars, Punch Bottle Rockets are available in only one size: a 4.5 X 50 figurado. They are handmade at GCC’s HATSA in Honduras. Bottle Rocket will begin shipping in early February 2025 with an MSRP of $6.99 per cigar.

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Punch Celebrates Lunar New Year With New Bottle Rocket Cigar