Rebel Herfer
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I've read a few of the comments on the Camacho Triple Maduro and just had to put in my $12.50! I have also not been posting or reviewing lately as I'm in the Mortgage Banking Industry and have been in my own WOS. This brings me to a quick drop in at my office building's B&M to find something to unwind a busy week. I kept hearing about the new Camacho Triple Maduro's would write a new chapter in Maduro cigars, so when I spotted them on the center table I was excited, especially by the 11/18. I give credit where credit is due; the double ring label scores high on the cool scale and the wrapper was dark with a few veins and a nice dark cocoa aroma with a fair amount of "barnyard." Construction was firm with out being tight, no obvious construction flaws and good tooth. Looks promising!
So come Friday night I spark up this beauty with ease, good light, good start. Even burn but very little, but blue smoke. First couple puffs were a nice medium strength maduro rendition. It started to display some cocoa and spice but it fades quickly to dry, roasted rope! Almost tossed it at this point but it picked up a decent amount of spice and mellowed to a creamy smoke. Had to give it a fair chance and it performed like a mid to low range (cooked) maduro, not bad, just an observation. That was the first half of the stick and it was all downhill from there. It did burn consistantly and hold its' cherry, but those were the only positives. From there the smoke was weak and thin, the taste became more and more bitter, not the amonia based bitter of a young cigar but the bitter of poor quality and roasted tobacco. The finish was like smoking green grass on a hot Texas summer day; better smell than taste. Thank goodness I was drinking Jack cause it helped with the aftertaste. You might rightly ask whay I kept smoking the cigar, and it was because I paid $12.50 for it and it was hyped. Kinda reminded me of the "Great" Te-amo Maduros of Easy-Bake Oven fame; lesson learned. I do like some of the other Comacho sticks, just not this line, and certainly not for the money.
Just felt I owed fellow BOTL's a heads up. In the spirit of full disclosure I do prefer Nicaraguan smokes more than any others and respect that others may enjoy this cigar, hell I may have gotten a bad one.
So come Friday night I spark up this beauty with ease, good light, good start. Even burn but very little, but blue smoke. First couple puffs were a nice medium strength maduro rendition. It started to display some cocoa and spice but it fades quickly to dry, roasted rope! Almost tossed it at this point but it picked up a decent amount of spice and mellowed to a creamy smoke. Had to give it a fair chance and it performed like a mid to low range (cooked) maduro, not bad, just an observation. That was the first half of the stick and it was all downhill from there. It did burn consistantly and hold its' cherry, but those were the only positives. From there the smoke was weak and thin, the taste became more and more bitter, not the amonia based bitter of a young cigar but the bitter of poor quality and roasted tobacco. The finish was like smoking green grass on a hot Texas summer day; better smell than taste. Thank goodness I was drinking Jack cause it helped with the aftertaste. You might rightly ask whay I kept smoking the cigar, and it was because I paid $12.50 for it and it was hyped. Kinda reminded me of the "Great" Te-amo Maduros of Easy-Bake Oven fame; lesson learned. I do like some of the other Comacho sticks, just not this line, and certainly not for the money.
Just felt I owed fellow BOTL's a heads up. In the spirit of full disclosure I do prefer Nicaraguan smokes more than any others and respect that others may enjoy this cigar, hell I may have gotten a bad one.
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