Camacho Liberty 2008
Posted By ironmeden on May 28, 2009
Elvis gave me this cigar sometime last year. I always meant to pull it out and smoke it, but I just never got around to it, also Elvis reviewed it sometime last year, you remember Elvis….don’t you? Here is what he had to say about the Camacho Liberty 2008.
I like Camacho cigars. They have been putting out some nice medium to fuller flavored cigars the last few years which I appreicate as a guy who enjoys those cigars. My one critique of Camacho cigars is how loose the tobacco is packed in some of their cigars. It just seems at times it takes so little air to draw through them, so then you don’t want to puff to hard which causes the leaf to burn faster and hotter.
The wrapper has the barber pole of Maduro and Corojo wrapper, its mostly smooth in apperence. The cigar has a slightly boxed pressed shape with an almost Figarado shape. The Binder and Filler consists of Honduran tobacco. The cigar did come in it’s own coffin and was wrapped in tissue paper, but I threw that out long ago to age the cigar.
There are 2 bands on the cigar. The top one is gold and red with highlights of black. Its quite an eye catcher. The foot of the cigar has a smaller band proclaiming the edition of 2008.
I punched the head of the cigar and lit it with my Colibri Triple Flame lighter. The draw is even, its not too loose. I get a slight peppery note in the back of my throat and on my lips. There is a slight bitter flavor with cedar and paper notes.
At the 1/4 mark the cigar seems to burn a little fast. There isn’t much change to the cigar, but I still get a slight pepper note every few minutes.
At the halfway point the cigar seemed to burn uneven and it needed a slight touch up. The cigar started getting a fuller flavor.
The 3/4 mark found the cigar getting more complexity to the taste. A definate coffee flavor stood out. The bitterness I tasted throughout the beginning of the smoke seemd to fade. Again the pepper note was still hitting the back of my throat but it was getting stronger, my tongue started to catch fire. The uneven burn had corrected itself after the slight touch up earlier.
The Liberty finshed up strong. It has a nice balance at the end. If the Liberty started out as good at the end the cigar it would be wonderful. But if you look at this cigar as a novel, it started off with a decent story and ended up with a great twist at the end. I’m giving this cigar a 4 out 5.
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