Camacho Triple Maduro Edited
Camacho Triple Maduro is made of Honduran, Dominican and Brazilian Maduro filler, a Corojo Maduro binder, and covered in an oily Mexican San Andres Maduro wrapper. As described in the name – maduro, maduro, maduro!
The cigar sports a shiny silver and black band proclaiming it a “Camacho” sideways and a “Triple Maduro” next to the brand lettering logo. There’s also a silver and black footer. Getting a clear cell phone pic of this stick was a challenge with the reflections from the band. This is the best I could do on such short notice.
Oak & hickory, an array of spices but dominated by pepper, chalky earth, dark chocolate, and a hint of cinnamon and almonds, which accelerates into the second third. Coffee notes leaning toward espresso show up as the final third begins. There is some balance to the flavors but make no mistake this is a wood, earth and pepper-driven stick.
Very tight draw – Perfect Draw to the rescue, kind of – it was still tight, but smokeable, even burn line, gray ash a bit flaky, could have used some more oomph to the smoke production.
This is a very strong cigar – full-bodied and full strength. I have never smoked a vitola larger than a robust. Not sure I could. As with all Camachos, the Triple Maduro was reblended when Davidoff took over. It has been so long since I’ve smoked a Camacho Triple Maduro I couldn’t describe a difference. I have a number of friends who still swear by this cigar and have never heard a complaint regarding a reblend – unlike the constant complaints I hear about the original corojo to the current iteration.
There was a time I enjoyed the Camacho Triple Maduro. Over time, it’s possible my palate has changed, the blend has changed and/or I just can’t deal with a cigar this strong anymore. I give it a 3 on the Cigar World scoring table. The tight draw and lack of smoke output didn’t help the experience.
Comments
3 JeremyH131442
(4 days ago)The Camacho Triple Mad is in my Top 5 (really 25) list for Maduro..
I've found after plenty of rest it becomes even richer and creamier as well as stronger in taste. After a year or so of the Robusto, I tried the Gordo and fell in love. Being able to enjoy smoking this blend over 2hrs is in my wheelhouse. It's been over a year since moving to the larger vitola I may just purhcase a fiver of the Robusto just to see how much difference there is in taste for each size.
I've found in some blends there is very little variance and others with a remarkable difference.
100 Bear On The Air
(3 days ago)Agreed. It can be an eye opener how different the exact same cigar in another vitola can taste. I ran into that with the Perdomo 10th Anniversary Epicure. Struggled to finish a robusto. The Churchill was terrific. Same afternoon. Same cigar lounge.
The Triple Maduro I reviewed had about a year and a half of aging on it. I think my palate has changed. Can't deal with the strength of some cigars I really enjoyed a decade or so ago. I've said goodbye to LFD Double Ligero Chisels and Air Benders. I find myself gravitating to medium-bodied and strength Caldwells and mild-mediums like the Foundation Highclere Castle Connecticut and Dunbarton Sobremesa Brulee.
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