Next on the the count down of #TobaccoBusinessMagazine top 10 candidates for cigar of the year is the @camachocigars Nicaraguan Barreled Aged. The premise of the Nicaraguan Barrel Aged is taking the corojo leaf and aging it in hand-selected old rum barrels that were once used to also age bourbon. The cigar has a unique construction made of a Habano Ecuadorian wrapper, a binder from Negrito San Andres, Mexico, and filled with various tobacco leaves from Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.
Before it’s even lit, you are greeted with a rich scent of deep wood and leather with just a pinch of caramel. As soon as a flame gets close, the cigar takes to it and lights evenly. This may be due to the “power band” bunching method used by the #Camacho. Within your first full pull, you will immediately pick up on spice notes. The leather comes in and combines with the spice to give a warming sensation over the palate.
As the spice dies down, a smoothness settles in. The leather that you may have caught a whiff of prior to lighting is now in full bloom and steadfast through out the rest of your smoke. Slight sweetness that could be described as a smokey caramel is just hidden underneath the leather and earthy notes.
Earth and leather are the top flavors as the cigar near it’s end. I didn’t pick up any further sweetness so I can say that it’s pretty consistent for the remainder of the cigar. A nice boldness ends the smoke. Its robust, flavorful and straight forward cigar.
For anyone thinking this is a flavored cigar or a new gimmick, you’re sadly mistaken. This is a pretty well executed effort to layer the earthy boldness of the corojo leaf with spice and subtle sweetness of the rum aged barrels. Personally, I enjoy the mild, sweet flavor of the American Bourbon Barreled Aged over this one but I think this is a cigar that will satisfy any palate.
