General Cigar Co.?正在用?Punch Fu Manchu?慶祝虎年，這是其以亞洲美食和其他主題為主題的系列雪茄中的第四款，以慶祝農歷新年。

這是一款?6 x 50?的箱壓?toro，使用洪都拉斯哈瓦那茄衣、印度尼西亞粘合劑和來自多米尼加共和國、尼加拉瓜和墨西哥的填充物，該公司稱其結果是豐富、烤面包和堅果的外形，并輔以建筑物，天然甜味。?Punch Fu Manchu?的雪茄前部還有一條延伸的辮子，旨在讓人想起傅滿洲博士角色所戴的長辮子。

它在?STG Danlí?生產，限量生產?6,400?盒?20?支雪茄，共生產?128,000?支雪茄，每支的建議零售價為?5.99?美元。雪茄不是傳統的盒子，而是被放置在包裝設計上，看起來像一個外賣式湯容器，上面印有虎年的圖形。自首次亮相以來，采用外賣食品包裝的獨特包裝一直是該系列的主打產品。

“Punch?正在保持其中國新年的傳統，”Punch?高級品牌經理和傅滿洲的創造者?Ed Lahmann?在新聞稿中說。“對于?2022?年的發行，我們走上了老派，復制了瘋狂的功夫大師的白發和長山羊胡，戴著金色帽子和長辮子。無論你是看功夫劇還是和朋友打空手道，傅滿洲無論是味道還是價格都打破了圍欄。”

傅滿洲博士這個角色是英國作家薩克斯·侯麥的創作，他在?1913?年通過《傅滿洲醫生之謎》一書首次亮相。這個角色將繼續出現在?20?多本書中，以及電影、電視、音樂和漫畫書中。他通常被描述為一個超級惡棍、邪惡的犯罪天才和瘋狂的科學家，并因其獨特的胡須而聞名，這成為他名字的代名詞。多年來，該角色已由多位著名演員扮演，包括鮑里斯·卡洛夫、彼得·塞勒斯和尼古拉斯·凱奇。

Punch?于?2019?年首次推出該系列，此后每年都會發布一款新雪茄。雖然雪茄具有相似的帶設計，但混合物都是獨一無二的：

* Punch Egg Roll（4 1/2 x 50）——2019?年——3.99?美元（25?包，99.75?美元）

* Punch Chop Suey?(7 x 37)?— 2020 — 5.49?美元（25?盒，137.25?美元）

* Punch功夫！?(6 x 52)——2021?年——5.99?美元（20?盒，119.80?美元）

* Punch Fu Manchu?(6 x 50)?— 2022 — 5.99?美元（20?盒，119.80?美元）*

2021?年?9?月，General Cigar Co.?發布了?Punch Bento Box，這款采樣器總共包含?42?支雪茄：20?支egg roll、12?支?Chop Suey?和?10?支?Kung Pow！但是，該版本的雪茄并非來自原始產品，因為它們是專門為采樣器卷制的。

17 April 2019 Posted. The Mask of Fu Manchu. Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) collection. 《傅滿洲的面具》。美國華人博物館（MOCA）館藏

值得注意的是：傅滿洲這一角色是邪惡、神秘詭異、中國惡棍這些概念的同義詞。這個名字本身甚至已經在美國的口頭俚語中找到了一席之地。

傅滿洲是歐洲人渲染“黃禍”恐怖的集中體現，在中國知名度不高，在西方家喻戶曉。

那段時間，美國人用各種手段來丑化華人形象。20世紀初，美國好萊塢電影中有一個著名的惡棍形象，傅滿洲是當時美國人對于中國人的典型認知，認為中國人都是邪惡的，留著一條豬尾辮子、瞇縫眼、殺害無辜白人、惡棍。

General Cigar Co. is celebrating the Year of the Tiger with the Punch Fu Manchu,?the fourth installment in its series of cigars that draw on Asian foods and other themes in celebration of Lunar New Year.

It is a 6 x 50 box-pressed toro that uses a Honduran habano wrapper,?Indonesian binder,?and fillers from the Dominican Republic,?Nicaragua and Mexico,?which the company says results in a rich,?toasty and nutty profile that is complemented by a building,?natural sweetness. The Punch Fu Manchu also gets an extended pigtail that runs down the front of the cigar,?designed to be reminiscent of the long braid of hair worn by the Dr. Fu Manchu character.

It is produced at STG Danlí,?with production limited to 6,400 boxes of 20 cigars,?a total run of 128,000 cigars,?each of which has an MSRP of $5.99. Instead of traditional boxes,?the cigars are being placed into packaging designed to look like a takeout-style soup container that has graphics acknowledging the Year of the Tiger. The distinctive packaging that draws on take-out food packaging has been a staple of the series since its debut.

“Punch is keeping its Chinese New Year tradition alive,”?said Ed Lahmann,?senior brand manager of Punch and the creator of the Fu Manchu,?via a press release.?“For the 2022 release,?we went old school,?replicating a maniacal kung fu master’s white hair and long goatee with a blonde cap and extended pigtail. Whether you’re watching Kung Fu Theatre or karate kicking back with friends,?Fu Manchu breaks bricks on both flavor and price.”

The Dr. Fu Manchu character is the creation of English author Sax Rohmer,?with his first appearance coming in 1913 by way of the book?The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu. The character would go onto appear in more than 20 books,?as well as movies,?television,?music and comic books. He is generally described as a supervillain,?evil criminal genius and mad scientist,?and became recognizable for his distinctive mustache that became synonymous with his name. The character has been portrayed by several notable actors over the years,?including Boris Karloff,?Peter Sellers and Nicolas Cage.

Punch debuted this series in 2019,?and has released a new cigar every year since. While the cigars share similar band designs,?the blends are all unique:

• Punch Egg Roll?(4 1/2 x 50)?— 2019 — $3.99?(Bundle of 25,?$99.75)

• Punch Chop Suey?(7 x 37)?— 2020 — $5.49?(Box of 25,?$137.25)

• Punch Kung Pow!?(6 x 52)?— 2021 — $5.99?(Box of 20,?$119.80)

• Punch Fu Manchu?(6 x 50)?— 2022 — $5.99?(Box of 20,?$119.80)*

*Not pictured

In September 2021,?General Cigar Co. released the?Punch Bento Box,?a sampler that contained a total of 42 cigars: 20 of the Egg Roll,?12 of the Chop Suey and 10 of the Kung Pow! The cigars for that release were not from the original production,?however,?as they were rolled specifically for the sampler.