Punch Princesas Edición Limitada 2025 Goes on Sale in Cyprus

[JohnS]

Cuban Punch Princesas EL Launches In Cyprus

The second Edición Limitada for 2025 made its debut in Limassol last weekend

Dec 9, 2025 - By Gregory Mottola

Photos/Habanos S.A.

It was another stunning evening of Cuban cigars in Cyprus, this time at the City of Dreams Mediterranean resort in Limassol. Last year, the country hosted the premiere party for the Trinidad Cabildos. On Saturday, the gala event kicked off the release of the Punch Princesas Edición Limiatada 2025, a cigar that measures 5 3/8 inches by 52 ring gauge (called Edmundos in Cuban cigar factories). The new smoke celebrates not only the 185th anniversary of the Punch brand, but also the women in the industry who help to make cigars possible.

A toast to the Punch Princesas. Phoenicia Trading CEO Walid Saleh at the Punch Princesas gala dinner, a splendid affair held at the City of Dreams Mediterranean resort in Limassol, Cyprus.

The event was held by worldwide Cuban cigar distributor Habanos S.A. and regional distributor Phoenicia Trading A.A., a Cyprus-based company that brings Cuban cigars to many global territories, including Lebanon, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Greece, most of Africa and the Middle East. 

The Punch Princesas isn’t a new name—the vitola has actually been around since the 1960s—but the size has changed, made into a larger Edmundo format. According to Habanos, this year's Princesas has been “thoughtfully reimagined for today’s enthusiasts.”

Phoenicia Trading tells Cigar Aficionado that the Punch Princesas hit stores in Cyprus on Sunday, and will be sold in Lebanon’s Beirut duty-free shops within the next few weeks. The new cigar comes in 20-count boxes and retails for 999 euros per box (about $1,162). That’s 49.95 euros per cigar, which works out to around $58. An additional run of 2000 three-packs have been made exclusively for Phoenicia’s territories. These have a suggested retail price of $191 each. 

The Punch Princesas is the second 2025 Edición Limitada to launch, following the Montecristo Elba, which premiered in Spain in October. The new Punch is distinguished by a unique band with the number 185 prominently printed in the center, as well as an additional band around the foot.

Source: https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/cuban-punch-princesas-el-launches-in-cyprus

[JohnS]

Punch Princesas Edición Limitada 2025 Goes on Sale in Cyprus

December 9, 2025 - Brooks Whittington

The second Edición Limitada releases for 2025 is now available at stores across Cyprus.

That cigar is the Punch Princesas Edición Limitada 2025, a 5 3/10 inches (135mm) x 52 cigar rolled in the edmundo vitola, which is perhaps best known as the size for the Montecristo Edmundo. The new cigar has been released to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the Punch brand, which was established in 1840. It carries a special main band that honors the anniversary as well as a new third band at the foot.

While around 10 different brands have had a cigar released in this vitola, this is the first time it has been used for a Punch release. Interestingly, Habanos S.A. has said that the Princesas name was once used for Punch, though presumably in a different size.

In Cyrpus, each Princesas is priced at €49.95 ($58.08) or €999 ($1,161.50) for a 20-count box. Like most Edición Limitada cigars, no production numbers have been given.

The Punch Princesas debuted during an event held on Dec. 6 in Limassol, Cyprus, that was hosted by Phoenicia T.A.A. Cyprus Ltd., the distributor of Cuban cigars throughout the Middle East. Stores located in the Cyprus market will also be able to sell the cigars in special three-count boxes instead of the 20-count boxes that will be used for other markets. A total of 2,000 three-count boxes, numbered from 0001 to 02000, have been produced, and each box is priced at €175 ($203.69).

The Edición Limitada series is an annual release from the Cuban cigar monopoly.

Habanos S.A. selects some of its most famous brands and produces vitolas that are not regularly offered for sale in that specific brand. The cigars use tobacco only from the Vuelta Abajo region of Pinar del Rió, which is then aged for a minimum of two years. They carry a secondary band that reads “Edición Limitada” and then the year they were announced.

Typically, Habanos S.A. announces three Edición Limitada cigars per year, but for 2025, there are only two; the other is the Montecristo Elba Edición Limitada 2025 (5 3/4 x 54), which went on sale in October. This is likely due to the Romeo y Julieta Amantes, a cigar created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Romeo y Julieta. For all intents and purposes, the Amantes could be the third Edición Limitada, but it’s not branded as such. The last time there were just two Edición Limitada cigars announced for a year was 2015, when the Montecristo 80 Aniversario was announced in a way similar to the Amantes.

Source: https://halfwheel.com/punch-princesas-edicion-limitada-2025-goes-on-sale-in-cyprus/458131/

[JohnS]

A “Royal Reveal” The World Premiere of Punch Princesas

 December 9, 2025 - Alexandre Avellar 

The event was hosted at City of Dreams Mediterranean in Limassol, Cyprus, but without any previous notice the five hundred and fifty Habanos distributors, partners and cigar lovers from around the world got transported (at least imaginarily) to some ballroom from the Royalty in London.

And this plot made a lot of sense due to the history of this Habanos brand that were baptized after the popular British puppet show called Mr. Punch. Since its creation the brand soon gained a huge success not only in the UK but also in the markets all over the world.

The celebration began at 19:00 and the guests were welcomed with Taittinger champagne and the entrancing cocktails of the Teddy’s Speakeasy bar. Illustrations of puppets and princesses inspired by many influencers in the Habanos World gave a special touch of fun and surprise as the guests started to arrive.

The artistic company Oshow entertained guests with a surprise Royal Ball dance prelude accompanied by a live piano performance and ushered them towards the main ballroom doors as they began to take their seats.

The gala opened with a powerful operatic performance by Pavo, whose rendition of “Il Sole Mio” set an elegant and theatrical tone, followed by a spectacular dance performance once again by Oshow, drawing every guest into the celebration.

Mr. Mohammed Zeidan, Chairman of Phoenicia Cyprus, formally opened the evening’s official programme. In his address, Mr. Zeidan welcomed guests to Limassol for a night dedicated to Punch’s 185th anniversary and the launch of Punch Princesas Limited Edition 2025.

Then Mr. Rodrigo Jimenez, Strategic Marketing Director of Habanos S.A., gave the guests an overview of the brand covering the cigar releases and the story of Punch.

The grand moment of the night came when Mr. Walid Saleh, CEO of Phoenicia Cyprus, took the stage. It was the presentation of the long-awaited highlight of the night: the Punch Princesas Limited Edition 2025 (135mm by 52).

In his speech Saleh payed a tribute to the princesses in each of our lives – mothers, wives, partners, daughters and granddaughters – as well as the many women working throughout the Habanos value chain as the name of the release, Princesas, stands for princesses in Spanish.

The night was filled with dance performances and music presentations by the Limassol Jazz Big Band, Eleftheriades group and the Greek dance performance by Shakalis Dance Group.

But it was when Pavo and his group returned to the stage with an extended Arabic and international set, blending East and West, that all the guests jumped to the dance floor delighted with the new release and with the amazing atmosphere that were created during the night.

As it is also becoming a tradition, a musical presentation of the The Managers band, led by Mr. Alain Crevet, CEO of the S.T. Dupont – the cigar accessory company  partner of Habanos S.A. and Phoenicia TAA Cyprus Ltd. – closed the memorable night.

The guests that joined the event received a gift set of the Punch Princesas and the had access to by in firsthand the new release that was being sold in the following day at some selected shops in Limassol and at the Larnaca International Airport. The boxes of 20 units of Punch Princesas Limited Edition 2025 was selling by 999 euros and the sample box of 3 units by 166 euros at the airport.

Source: https://www.cigarjournal.com/a-royal-reveal-the-world-premiere-of-punch-princesas/

[Salomones]

Damn. So expensive. 

[ha_banos]

50€ ... So after the Jem handling ... fees .... Add the UK Labour tax and duty bollocks ... And the retailers tightening their grip on our ... balls ... Should be around 379.38£ each cigar over here. Ah of course, that's likely to mean 505£ each at AJs because.

[Chibearsv]

Does everyone pay to attend an event like this or is it by invitation only or a combination?  I ask because I’m used to a “gala” generally being a fund raiser for a non-profit organization. 

[cnov]

I'm usually fairly stoic in my disregard for fancy packaging, but that's a nice box....