Docbp87
Smoke Into Oblivion
CAMACHO PRE-EMBARGO
6x48
This controversial cigar (in other words... just how much of the filler is
pre-embargo Cuban?) is one that I have had my eye on for a while, so I'm going to
give it a shot. I've heard great things, so hopefully it delivers.
It is a slightly pressed 6x48 parejo, with a little pig tail on the cap, and a
closed foot, which are both interesting little details that for me are appealing,
and add to the visual attractiveness of the cigar. The wrapper is a milk chocolate
brown, and looks a little on the haggard side, with a fairly lumpy appearance,
that also looks a little dry (it isn't, but it looks like old stretched leather)
It has two bands, one that looks like the regular Camacho 1962 band, and a foot
band that says PE on it. The body has a medium tobacco aroma to it, with a slight
mustiness. The foot on the other hand, despite being closed, smells very heavily
of musty, musky, old tobacco. This aroma almost reminds me of heavily peated whisky.
Assuming that Camacho is being honest with us, this very old tobacco smell is
understandable, as it contains tobacco around 50 years old...
The prelight draw is pretty firm, but I bet that has to do with the closed foot.
It offers a very deep earth, and musty tobacco flavor, more-so than anything else
I have ever cold-drawn.
Lit at 2:00am
Right away there is a really rich, earthy tobacco. The finish is really long, and
offers a good amount of pepper and wood. The cap is sort of falling apart after
a few draws. The wrapper seems very thin and loose at the head. We'll see if it
presents any problems.
Ash is smooth and white, but only holds on for about an inch, and falls to pieces.
Strength is already apparent at an inch and a half in. The pepper is also really
ramping up on the finish. This is definitely a very "dry" smoke. The mouthfeel
is sort of unpleasant, leaving me thirsty, and well... dried out. Not an oily or
creamy feel at all. Burn line is fairly wavy, but seems to correct itself off and
on well enough to prevent any problems. Flavors halfway through the first third are
basically musty old ass tobacco (which is awesome, and pretty unique), cedar,
and a really heavy pepper. The finish also lasts for an inordinate amount of time.
It offers an awesome black pepper flavor. I get pepper on tons of cigars, but not
like this one. It has a level of black pepper flavor that outweighs anything else
I can think of, as well as a burn on the palette that is exactly like having a
mouthfull of fresh cracked black peppercorns.
Right around the start of the second third, I'm kind of let down by how quickly
this cigar is burning. Every draw seems to eat away a massive amount. I can't usually
watch a burn line progress as I draw, but this one sort of has a runaway-burn.
The finish is a little smoother, with a sort of creamy cedar flavor sitting nicely
on top of the black pepper taste and tingle, which is awesome.
Hit the halfway point at only 34 minutes in, which just shows you how quickly
this sucker burns. I really have started noticing the scent from the ambient smoke
off the foot. It smells heavily of wet, burning wood. Like burning wet oak, which
is a great smell, and unique to my knowledge. Required a little touch up after the
last time the ash fell, just to get the wrapper straight and caught up. Nothing
major, and certainly nothing that affected the flavor. I am currently in awe of
how long the pepper flavo is lasting, both in terms of how far down the stick I
am still tasting it full on, and how long the flavor lasts in the mouth. Very good.
The flavors otherwise are starting to get a little creamier, and less dry. Still
musty tobacco, with a slight sweetness, plus cedar and pepper. The cedar is only
sort of cedar... it is like cedar that is very old. It has a great earthy character
to it. There might be a little bit of what I consider leather as well. I also
am really feeling it now. Not a sick feeling, just a head rush and a little shakiness
that has reared its ugly head. Fortunately it's nothing overwhelming.
The musty tobacco flavor is much like the aroma off the foot before lighting, with
a heavy peat, and almost salty flavor to it, that reminds me of an Islay whisky.
In the last third everything has gotten very woody, with the pepper burn starting
to sort of overwhelm everything else. The strength is also pretty heavy, leaving me
slightly light headed. With about an inch and a half left it is starting to tunnel
and get soft... and really hot.
Ended at 3:16am for a total burn time of one hour 16 minutes. Great flavors offered
here, some of them pretty unique. That said, these sell for over $20 each regularly,
with boxes retailing around $500. Worth that price? No way. They are seen every
once in a while for closer to $10 a piece, at which I think they are certainly worth
it, regardless of how much genuine PE Tobacco is in them. Good flavors, decent
performance and construction, plus a heavy novelty factor make this a good buy
when they are on sale. I am not sure how these will do with some rest time on
them, but that sort of remains to be seen (for me). My biggest complaint is the
rate at which they burn. I had to intentionally smoke even slower than I usually
do (and I'm not a fast smoker by any means) to get a decent time out of them.
6x48
This controversial cigar (in other words... just how much of the filler is
pre-embargo Cuban?) is one that I have had my eye on for a while, so I'm going to
give it a shot. I've heard great things, so hopefully it delivers.
It is a slightly pressed 6x48 parejo, with a little pig tail on the cap, and a
closed foot, which are both interesting little details that for me are appealing,
and add to the visual attractiveness of the cigar. The wrapper is a milk chocolate
brown, and looks a little on the haggard side, with a fairly lumpy appearance,
that also looks a little dry (it isn't, but it looks like old stretched leather)
It has two bands, one that looks like the regular Camacho 1962 band, and a foot
band that says PE on it. The body has a medium tobacco aroma to it, with a slight
mustiness. The foot on the other hand, despite being closed, smells very heavily
of musty, musky, old tobacco. This aroma almost reminds me of heavily peated whisky.
Assuming that Camacho is being honest with us, this very old tobacco smell is
understandable, as it contains tobacco around 50 years old...
The prelight draw is pretty firm, but I bet that has to do with the closed foot.
It offers a very deep earth, and musty tobacco flavor, more-so than anything else
I have ever cold-drawn.
Lit at 2:00am
Right away there is a really rich, earthy tobacco. The finish is really long, and
offers a good amount of pepper and wood. The cap is sort of falling apart after
a few draws. The wrapper seems very thin and loose at the head. We'll see if it
presents any problems.
Ash is smooth and white, but only holds on for about an inch, and falls to pieces.
Strength is already apparent at an inch and a half in. The pepper is also really
ramping up on the finish. This is definitely a very "dry" smoke. The mouthfeel
is sort of unpleasant, leaving me thirsty, and well... dried out. Not an oily or
creamy feel at all. Burn line is fairly wavy, but seems to correct itself off and
on well enough to prevent any problems. Flavors halfway through the first third are
basically musty old ass tobacco (which is awesome, and pretty unique), cedar,
and a really heavy pepper. The finish also lasts for an inordinate amount of time.
It offers an awesome black pepper flavor. I get pepper on tons of cigars, but not
like this one. It has a level of black pepper flavor that outweighs anything else
I can think of, as well as a burn on the palette that is exactly like having a
mouthfull of fresh cracked black peppercorns.
Right around the start of the second third, I'm kind of let down by how quickly
this cigar is burning. Every draw seems to eat away a massive amount. I can't usually
watch a burn line progress as I draw, but this one sort of has a runaway-burn.
The finish is a little smoother, with a sort of creamy cedar flavor sitting nicely
on top of the black pepper taste and tingle, which is awesome.
Hit the halfway point at only 34 minutes in, which just shows you how quickly
this sucker burns. I really have started noticing the scent from the ambient smoke
off the foot. It smells heavily of wet, burning wood. Like burning wet oak, which
is a great smell, and unique to my knowledge. Required a little touch up after the
last time the ash fell, just to get the wrapper straight and caught up. Nothing
major, and certainly nothing that affected the flavor. I am currently in awe of
how long the pepper flavo is lasting, both in terms of how far down the stick I
am still tasting it full on, and how long the flavor lasts in the mouth. Very good.
The flavors otherwise are starting to get a little creamier, and less dry. Still
musty tobacco, with a slight sweetness, plus cedar and pepper. The cedar is only
sort of cedar... it is like cedar that is very old. It has a great earthy character
to it. There might be a little bit of what I consider leather as well. I also
am really feeling it now. Not a sick feeling, just a head rush and a little shakiness
that has reared its ugly head. Fortunately it's nothing overwhelming.
The musty tobacco flavor is much like the aroma off the foot before lighting, with
a heavy peat, and almost salty flavor to it, that reminds me of an Islay whisky.
In the last third everything has gotten very woody, with the pepper burn starting
to sort of overwhelm everything else. The strength is also pretty heavy, leaving me
slightly light headed. With about an inch and a half left it is starting to tunnel
and get soft... and really hot.
Ended at 3:16am for a total burn time of one hour 16 minutes. Great flavors offered
here, some of them pretty unique. That said, these sell for over $20 each regularly,
with boxes retailing around $500. Worth that price? No way. They are seen every
once in a while for closer to $10 a piece, at which I think they are certainly worth
it, regardless of how much genuine PE Tobacco is in them. Good flavors, decent
performance and construction, plus a heavy novelty factor make this a good buy
when they are on sale. I am not sure how these will do with some rest time on
them, but that sort of remains to be seen (for me). My biggest complaint is the
rate at which they burn. I had to intentionally smoke even slower than I usually
do (and I'm not a fast smoker by any means) to get a decent time out of them.
They routinely sell for around $10 each at c-bid and are worth it, imo. Not sure I buy the whole pre-embargo thing, but regardless, they are tasty cigars..
