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(Description taken from Halfwheel.com website)
This June, there will be a new limited release Camacho, though it won’t be a Liberty. Instead, it’s the Camacho Limited Edition 2025, a 6 x 52 toro that is billed the first in a new series. Blend-wise, it uses a Mexican wrapper over a Honduran binder and Honduran and “well-aged” Dominican fillers.
Each cigar has an MSRP of $17.50 and they are packaged in jars of 20. The jars are made of aluminum and have a cedar lining.
“Our Camacho Limited Edition 2025 is the essence of boldness and a statement in itself,” said Edward Simon, CMO at Oettinger Davidoff, in a press release. “Our Master Blenders took on a challenge that was as daring as it was ambitious: to fuse our most powerful and richest Camacho tobaccos from various countries of origins into one exceptional masterpiece. This cigar is the first in a series that not only honors the commitment, craftsmanship, and drive for excellence of our team in Honduras but also delivers an unforgettable experience for true aficionados.”
Davidoff is emphasizing the master blenders at its Diadema Cigars de Honduras S.A. factory, so much so that lid says “Boldy Built by Masters.”
The cigar is very dark and well made. It has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were apple, apricot, brown sugar, and a massive amount of earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 8 1/2. A large amount of black coffee and black pepper. Pretty good start.
At the first third (37 minutes) the apple and apricot notes are totally gone! In their place I had nougat and brown sugar. There was still a lot of earthy black coffee. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is nougat and black coffee with very good lingering black pepper. The fact that the apple and apricot disappeared is not a big deal because nougat and brown sugar make a very good flavor but there is so much earthy black coffee the nougat and brown sugar don't have a chance to shine as they should. I rated the first third 93.
Moving through the second third (1 hour 10 minutes) the cigar keeps changing. Now there's more of a toffee note with brown sugar with a lot of earthy black coffee. But, the toffee and brown sugar have come out a little more than the nougat and brown sugar did in the first third. The earthy black coffee pulled back just enough to let them shine. The cigar is full bodied. The black pepper is still up around 8. The finish is toffee with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar got better. I rated the second third 94.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 40 minutes. The intensity of the sweetness did not hold. The notes are the same but the sweet notes slightly decreased while the earthy black coffee increased. The cigar is full bodied. The finish is unchanged. I rated the final third 93. This is a good cigar that could be much better if the sweet notes held like they were in the second third.
1 comment:
I got a lot of wood and grass on the front end, now it’s changing to coconut and black coffee and pepper for me. I’m still waiting for that Honduran tobacco taste to kick in but it’s smooth on the draw and pepper on the finish. The Retrohale is black pepper
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