Thursday, August 5, 2010

Camacho SLR Maduro Rothschild Revisited: Not a bad cigar

It's been over a year since I first reviewed the Camacho SLR Maduro Rothschild, after trying one back in April 2009 and having a harsh, unpleasant experience. The long humidor rest did the trick, however, and my remaining 4 sticks have smoked very well.

After a year, these SLR maduros are no longer harsh. They are medium bodied, pleasant short cigars with nuances of red pepper, mineral and spice. These are not fantastic, knock-you-out-of-your-chair Camachos, mind you, and not worth bidding sky high on cigarbid. I won my 5-pack for $13 and wouldn't pay that much again. However if one happens to fall into your lap, you probably won't be disappointed, especially if you let it rest for a few months before lighting.

If you like light bodied maduros you might really enjoy these. They do get enjoyably stronger in the middle. By the last third they turn bitter and you can't smoke them down to the nub. Not a record-breaking cigar and of course I always expect the world from Camacho. Don't let that deter you: Just because I was disappointed doesn't mean you'll be. Even a mediocre Camacho is better than 90 percent of the cigars on the market.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll have to try aging mine. Thanks for the tip!

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Good thing that you have said that this is not a bad cigar.

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Everyone loves cigarette. But I do believe and encourage everyone not to get addicted to it.

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There are a lot of cigars to be considered nowadays. And, one of those is the so-called Camacho SLR Maduro Rothschild. Well, I do agree that this cigar in not really bad. You can't just give a comment if you won't try it first.

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