Country: Honduras
Wrapper: Maduro
Filler: Maduro
Size: Robusto 4.5″x50 ring
Thanks to the good people at Camacho, I was able to get my hands on their new Triple Maduro cigar. The first all maduro cigar, Camacho has blended five different maduro varieties to create a cigar with a Maduro wrapper, binder and filler.
“The biggest challenge was to get these thick leaves to burn and taste right together. We did it and the cigar is awesome” – Camacho Cigars
The specifics of the blend are a secret but Camacho set out to make a cigar to please the biggest of the Maduro fans out there.
I had a robusto, or maybe they are calling it a Rothschild, I’m not sure. This dark beauty measures a modest 4.5 inches in length with a 50 ring gauge. The aroma of this cigar is a strong maduro sweetness that drives home the fact that it is packed full of the rich dark maduro tobacco. When I clipped the head I was a little concerned. In very un-Camacho fashion there were 3 rib veins visible in the head and there was an odd hole right at the head about ¼ inch in diameter and a ¼ inch deep. The prelight draw seemed a little loose. I assume this was just an anomaly because Camacho cigars have always proven to be of high quality and as it turned out these oddities didn’t have any adverse effects on the cigar. Once lit the draw turned out to be spot on and it smoked very well.
The smoke started out extremely peppery. The pepper was almost over powering. It produced thick rich smoke and it immediately let me know I was in for a full, powerful smoke. About a 1/3rd of the way through the pepper mellowed a bit and a rich maduro sweetness was the dominate flavor. The cigar stayed very consistent throughout never really changing, giving it a kind of one dimensional feel. I guess that isn’t all that surprising given that the entire cigar is made up of maduro leaves. I like a maduro cigar every now and then but this was more maduro than I go for. That said, it was a pretty enjoyable cigar and will most likely be well received by many of the Maduro fans out there. This cigar is all maduro, all the time. The burn was good and the ash was well formed and held firm. It’s another good cigar from Camacho.
Update: I revisited the Triple Maduro in a side by side comparison.
May 14, 2007 at 7:21 am
I am dying to try one of these cigars. I first read about it approx. a month ago and have yet to find the nerve to buy a box. I appreciate finally getting an honest opinion without all the sales talk.
May 18, 2007 at 10:14 am
Don’t buy a box. At least not right away. Pick up 3 or 4 first. I think you’ll find it is a nice “once and a while” smoke, but I think it would be hard to make your way thru a whole box of these without getting bored of them. Of course YMMV and once you try a couple you may decide you need a box. They should be shipping very soon. Latest I heard was next week. Heard this directly from one of Camacho’s Marketing guys.
July 10, 2007 at 9:54 am
I think given the challenge Camacho took on to put something like the Triple Maduro together, they did a very good job. I really enjoyed the 11/18. I used a punch to went the cigar and found it really enjoyable, so perhaps my mind would change if I were to decap it.
July 10, 2007 at 10:01 am
This opinion was reached after trying smoking a couple unbanded samples given to me by Camacho before the release. I have heard others who had the samples as well say that when they smoked a banded one from a box upon the official release that it was a different cigar and was more enjoyable than the samples we were given. I picked up a couple to try and will probably post an update to this at some point with my findings once I get around to smoking the new ones I have. Based on what I heard, I still think it is probably too much maduro for me and I think the price tag on this cigar is too high.
July 10, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Nice job on the inside scoop, Matt. That’s good journalism.
March 22, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I liked the 60 ring Triple Maduro cigar I had. It was one of the best I ever had from Camacho. It cost about 13 dollars.
I like Camacho Coyolar Puro - but Camacho’s “premium” cigars are a little flimsy. The “super premium” types such as the Triple Maduro are better (but cost a lot more)