Camacho Liberty 2009
Size: 6 x 54 FiguradoWrapper: Habano
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras
Strength: Medium to Full
Appearance and Construction
The Presentation on the Liberty is very thorough and attractive. The 09 Liberty is layed in a coffin, wrapped in paper and double banded. It is dressed in a silky smooth wrapper that is a rich brown. There are some very small veins and it has tight seems. The construction is good, but there were a few spongy spots, still nothing alarming. It is not the most beautifully rolled stick, it isn't totally round and not nearly a box press but somewhere in between. I would guess this is from the coffin. It is a figurado, but is tough to tell. Just a small bulge in the middle and slight tapering on either end.Burn - Ash - Draw
The burn throughout the Liberty was uneven and needed more touch-ups than a stick this price should. If it wasn't such an enjoyable stick it would have been very annoying. The ash was a bit flaky and looked like it would crumble off within a few minutes, but it ended up hanging on for nearly two inches. I couldn't ask for a better draw. It had just the right amount of resistance and each puff produced a nice amount of smoke.Flavor and Notes
Right away this Camacho hits with a strong cedar blast and almost a caramel sweetness. As I got into the 1/3 there was a very grassy, hay like taste, with just hints of subtle spice. Further into the stick it develops a burnt wood taste and still the grassy/hay remains. Around the halfway point the subtle hint of spice returns and strengthens. The Liberty finishes off in much of the same way, mainly a cedar, grassyness with some spice, burnt wood, and caramel.Overall
The Liberty 09 was a very smooth and flavorful cigar. There were a lot of complex and unique flavors throughout. The only downside to this was the burn. It got a bit annoying but it was such a great smoke it was easy to just fix it and forget it until the next time it needed repair. I would definitely smoke more of these and if you can find them be sure to get a few. It burnt fairly quick and I nubbed it in just under an hour and twenty minutes. This wasn't overpowering at any point and I would say this is a medium to full flavor stick. If I was to give it a numeric rating I would give it a solid 90.
