这篇新闻2019年1月刊登在Cigar Aficionado杂志

最新版本的古巴地区限量版已经在墨西哥上架，这次是潘趣（Punch），潘趣的公爵（Duke）。之前墨西哥的地区限量版基本是埃德蒙多·丹特斯（Edmundo Dantes），这个名字是大仲马的《基督山伯爵》里的一个主角。

这款潘趣公爵54环径，5.5英寸，每盒10支装，建议零售价每支660墨西哥比索，折合每支35美元，只生产了6000盒。

这是墨西哥的第四个地区限量版。第一个地区限量版是2007年推出的，埃德蒙多·丹特斯的伯爵109，这是埃德蒙多·丹特斯系列第一次登场，专为墨西哥地区打造。第二个地区限量版是2011年推出的，埃德蒙多·丹特斯的伯爵54。第三个地区限量版是2016年推出的埃德蒙多·丹特斯的伯爵比力高。这三个尺寸的雪茄在Cigar Aficionado杂志的盲评里表现不错，得分从91分到93分不等。

埃德蒙多·丹特斯的烟标配色与蒙特的烟标配色极为相似。

市场上是否还会继续出现埃德蒙多·丹特斯品牌，还不确定。必须说明的是，虽然埃德蒙多·丹特斯与蒙特的外观设计高度相似，但埃德蒙多·丹特斯有自己的烟叶混合配方。

近期古巴出品的公爵尺寸雪茄还有2018年的帕特加斯E系列2号，以及玻利瓦尔的2018年全球限量版主权（Soberano）。

Mexico has received its newest Cuban Regional Edition cigar, and it isn’t an Edmundo Dantes—it’s a Punch. The hefty Punch Duke has arrived, and it’s the first time a Mexican Regional release is anything other than an Edmundo Dantes. 

Measuring 5 1/2 inches by 54 ring gauge, the Punch Duke comes packaged in wooden, 10-count boxes and retails for 660 Mexican pesos each (about $35). Only 6,000 boxes have been produced. 

This marks the fourth Regional Edition cigar for Mexico. The first Mexican Regional came out in 2007 as the Edmundo Dantes El Conde 109. It was the first time anyone had seen the Edmundo Dantes brand, which was created especially for Mexico. The second Regional was released in 2011: the Edmundo Dantes Conde 54. Then, in 2016, Mexico offered the Edmundo Dantes Conde Belicoso. All three sizes have scored exceptionally well in Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider blind taste tests, with scores of 91 to 93 points.

The colors of the Edmundo Dantes band were very similar to Montecristo’s, and the name is even a reference to the title character from the novel The Count of Monte Cristo. 

Whether or not we’ll see Edmundo Dantes again is uncertain, however, it should be noted that Edmundo Dantes was its own blend and not that of the Montecristo brand, despite appearances. 

The new Punch Duke is the same size as the Partagás Serie E No. 2 and the Cuban Bolivar Soberano Edición Limitada 2018. All three are classified as Dukes in Cuban cigar factories.