I bought a box of Punch English Market Selection Pitas (Honduran) a couple of months ago. I smoke one from time to time and really like them. They are very well constructed and burn great. The silver white ash holds well too. They are a heavy bodied cigar with a hint of wood and pepper and spice. I love the Punch Gran Puro as well and even though the The EMS is not as dark as the Gran Puro it has a heavier body taste to it. I rarely see the EMS for sale and would not hessitate to buy another box. I will keep some on hand in my humidor for those special times when a great cigar is needed.

I dont find the regular Punch line all that heavy, more medium bodied IMO. I think the Gran Puro has more body also and is the better of the two

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Originally posted by the_stogemiester:
I dont find the regular Punch line all that heavy, more medium bodied IMO. I think the Gran Puro has more body also and is the better of the two

I smoked a Punch EMS Pita and a Punch Gran Puro Pico Bonito today and still stand by my statement that the Punch EMS had heavier dody taste than the Punch Gran Puroand the cigars were of the same size. I will say both have been stored under the right conditions and in the same humidor since I got them. The Gran Puro I have had about a year longer than the Punch EMS.

In the Famous Smoke Shop catalog both cigars are rated "Full Strength." I agree with Famous Smoke Shop on the rating.

I like both cigars very much and have smoked several boxes of the Gran Puros in the last two years.