Corona 5 1/2 x 44

Handmade in the Jamastran Valley of Honduras, which is located in the southeastern part of Honduras, near the border of Nicaragua

Camacho Cigars was founded in 1961 by Simon Camacho and acquired by the Eiroa family in 1995 and is now part of the Davidoff Group

NATURAL AGED MADURO TOBACCO

Natural maduro tobacco has undergone a longer more intense fermentation and some times at a higher temperature. A Natural Maduro is aged longer than regular aged tobacco. A non natural or boiled maduro is made by adding flavoring and boiling the tobacco in some kind of concocted soup that makes the tobacco look darker with out the extra aging time. The taste is the testament of the kind of aging process used. I think that a properly aged maduro has a great flavor and the other types of fake or Boiled Maduros taste horrible. This poorly processed maduro is what I believe causes some smokers not to like maduro cigars. A natural maduro is a result of selecting tobacco leaves that has the ability to endure a heavy fermentation over a longer time than regular tobacco aging. If a tobacco is not aged correctly the smoke in you mouth will have an off flavor and harshness in the back of you throat. Some times the smoke will bite the back of your throat with a acid like flavor.

The Camacho Triple Maduro cigar that I smoked for this review was the corona size 44 by 51/2”. This cigar was will crafted. The wrapper was quite handsome with very tight seams and the Maduro was very dark and oily looking.

The cigar was very firm to the feel and smooth in my hand. There were no soft spots on this fine cigar. The cap was soundly crafted.

The foot was evenly packed and displayed the fine construction of this cigar

The cap cut very cleanly with out any loose tobacco and no ragged edges.

The pre-light draw was perfect, not too easy with a very slight resistance.
The cigar toasted nicely and the cigar lit evenly all the way across the foot.

The fist draw of smoke had very bold taste with some pepper on the middle of my tongue. Each puff produced large amounts of smoke. After the 4^th or 5^th puff the pepper leveled out to a nice spicily flavor with a woodsy cedar in the background and a little oil on the tongue.

The first third of the cigar became very smooth with some spice continuing to deposited on the middle of my tongue. I could also taste some roasted coffee. The ash fell off at about the one-inch mark.

Smoking a triple maduro is like taking an adventure. It is a cigar that a lot of smokers may not be willing to try because of the reputation of poorly aged maduros However this is not an overly strong cigar, on the smooth side and a rather pleasant smoke. This cigar displayed none of the harshness that can be found in some maduro cigars.

This was not a dry tasting cigar; the oil from the smoke delivered a pleasing taste.

In second third of the cigar the flavor moved to front of the tongue and the smoke continued to mellow out. The oil increased a little as well.

I like cigars with a good natural maduro when they are aged properly; this cigar produces that well aged maduro flavor. The construction of this cigar has remained firm without over heating. The final third became a little more intense, but continued to have the same flavor with the addition of dark chocolate.

The flavor of this cigar made me a little goofy.

My wife commented that she like the smell of this cigar.
Throughout the entire cigar it remained cool to the touch with no hot spots. I did not have to touch up the burn of this cigar. The last bit of this cigar picked up in it strength and the oiliness increased.