Don't know if this is breaking protocol, but I couldn't find any threads on this cigar, so I figured I'd share with you my immediate impressions on the Camacho Legend-Ario as long as they're still fresh (sorry about the absence of pics . . . I don't have my camera with me right now).
I've just finished smoking the Bertha (6" x 60), which, as far as I can tell, is a vitola that's becoming quite popular . . . I've even heard Dion Giolito's releasing one of his and Jonathan Drew's Nosotros line in that size, which seems surprising considering Dion appears to be fond of less robust ring gauges. In any case, the 6" x 60 proportion is not my favorite by any means. I much prefer ring gauges anywhere between 42 and 50--corona proportions, including petites and doubles and gordas and churchills and even a presidente here and there. The reason I smoked this fat thing is because I've started to let my sister pick out a cigar for me if we're out together and I want to stop by one of the B&Ms I frequent. She knows nothing about cigars, and I figured since I'm still relatively new to them myself (about seven and a half months), why not let her? She usually picks cigars she's amused by, either because of the shape, the color, or the band (she once picked an Alec Bradley Vice Press for me because she thought it looked like a kazoo), so I thought it would be a good way for me to get to try a range of cigars I might not otherwise have picked for myself. The only stipulation is that she pick one that costs less than $10.
Enough of the preamble. . . .
Size preference issues aside, I really enjoyed the profiles of this cigar. I've never smoked a Camacho before, and I'm impressed.
The first inch or so was quite peppery, with a hint of roasted coffee bean that vanished right away. The cigar then blossomed into an incredibly rich dark chocolate (the kind of dark chocolate oiliness that you can detect if you've ever made a ganache, melting and boiling and then messing up and charring the bottom of the pot) dusted with spice (one of my favorite notes).
For about 45 minutes (I'm a slow smoker), I thought the profile wouldn't change much beyond the spicy chocolate and the occasional touch of sweetness, but then, toward the middle, the cigar really opened up and became much more complex: a very assertive leather, compost, sandalwood (but a sandalwood that's been hit with a flame), hints of coconut, anise, and something that I thought I'd have to describe as ineffable until I figured it out. It called to mind some memories of thick savory dinners in autumn . . . and there it was: cloves. It reminded me of a honey-glazed ham viscosity dotted with the kind of pungent floral tanginess that black toasted cloves give off. These flavors more or less remained dominant, the leather competing with the compost while the other notes, dark chocolate included, rose and fell and rose and fell in a really pleasurable way.
Again, this not being my favorite vitola, I kept thinking how much more I would've enjoyed the flavor development had the B&M carried the Toro (6" x 50). I'll look for that one and if this big Bertha is any indication I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
'Til the next set of impressions then. . . .
I've just finished smoking the Bertha (6" x 60), which, as far as I can tell, is a vitola that's becoming quite popular . . . I've even heard Dion Giolito's releasing one of his and Jonathan Drew's Nosotros line in that size, which seems surprising considering Dion appears to be fond of less robust ring gauges. In any case, the 6" x 60 proportion is not my favorite by any means. I much prefer ring gauges anywhere between 42 and 50--corona proportions, including petites and doubles and gordas and churchills and even a presidente here and there. The reason I smoked this fat thing is because I've started to let my sister pick out a cigar for me if we're out together and I want to stop by one of the B&Ms I frequent. She knows nothing about cigars, and I figured since I'm still relatively new to them myself (about seven and a half months), why not let her? She usually picks cigars she's amused by, either because of the shape, the color, or the band (she once picked an Alec Bradley Vice Press for me because she thought it looked like a kazoo), so I thought it would be a good way for me to get to try a range of cigars I might not otherwise have picked for myself. The only stipulation is that she pick one that costs less than $10.
Enough of the preamble. . . .
Size preference issues aside, I really enjoyed the profiles of this cigar. I've never smoked a Camacho before, and I'm impressed.
The first inch or so was quite peppery, with a hint of roasted coffee bean that vanished right away. The cigar then blossomed into an incredibly rich dark chocolate (the kind of dark chocolate oiliness that you can detect if you've ever made a ganache, melting and boiling and then messing up and charring the bottom of the pot) dusted with spice (one of my favorite notes).
For about 45 minutes (I'm a slow smoker), I thought the profile wouldn't change much beyond the spicy chocolate and the occasional touch of sweetness, but then, toward the middle, the cigar really opened up and became much more complex: a very assertive leather, compost, sandalwood (but a sandalwood that's been hit with a flame), hints of coconut, anise, and something that I thought I'd have to describe as ineffable until I figured it out. It called to mind some memories of thick savory dinners in autumn . . . and there it was: cloves. It reminded me of a honey-glazed ham viscosity dotted with the kind of pungent floral tanginess that black toasted cloves give off. These flavors more or less remained dominant, the leather competing with the compost while the other notes, dark chocolate included, rose and fell and rose and fell in a really pleasurable way.
Again, this not being my favorite vitola, I kept thinking how much more I would've enjoyed the flavor development had the B&M carried the Toro (6" x 50). I'll look for that one and if this big Bertha is any indication I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
'Til the next set of impressions then. . . .
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