If you are a cigar lover, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard of the collaboration of Matt Booth of Room 101 Jewelry, and Camacho Cigars. Camacho cigars blended and rolled a line of cigars for Room 101 jewelry. I finally was able to find a few of these at a local shop, so I had to pickup a few. For this review, I picked up 4 of them. My friend Nick @pepinblue on Twitter and I decided we would both smoke them, and review them side by side. The release of this cigar was hyped up, like most new releases, and now is the time to see if the hype is lived up to!
Wrapper: Semilla 101 (Honduras)
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras, Dominican Republic
Pre-Light: I handed Nick his Room 101, and I took mine. We both pulled them out of the cellophane, and rolled the cigars in our finger tips. We both noted that they were just about perfectly humidified. We both noticed that the wrappers on these cigars were very thick, which made for a nice roll of the cigar. In my cigar, there were no noticeable veins, and there was one small vein in the one Nick was smoking. We clipped both these cigars with my Palio and lit them up with my Ronson Jetlite.
1/3: For me, the first third was a lot of black pepper spice, with a touch of sweetness. Nick mentioned he got a lot of spice in his cigar, especially on retrohale. We both noted that the smoke was thick, and coated our mouths nicely, which made for a longer finish. We both also noted that the cigar, that the cigar was very smooth. Nick’s cigar had a little bit of an ash explosion, and wasn’t burning that great, but with some touch ups, it seemed to correct itself. So far, I know I am enjoying the spice and smoothness in this cigar, and I get the feeling Nick is doing the same.
2/3: On this portion of the cigar, as it started up, Nick and I both looked at each other and he said “It’s getting strong isn’t it?” At this point, all I could do is nod in agreement. I did not want to take the cigar out of my mouth, as I was enjoying the spice, coupled with the smoothness, and the nice sweetness on the finish. The smoke still coated my mouth, and came out in huge volumes. As mentioned earlier, Nick’s cigar burn problems started to straighten out, and my cigar only needed one minor touch up. Its official, as this portion of the cigar ends, we are both impressed with this cigar.
3/3: As we finished up this cigar, any chatting we were doing has stopped. we are both fully concentrating on the end of this cigar. The spice has calmed down for both of us at this point, and the cigar is still incredibly smooth. The smoke is still billowing, and for me, as I hit the end of this cigar, it wasn’t getting hot at all, and still burning great. Nick’s smoke at this point is still burning decent, and has corrected itself nicely.
Overall Impression: I think Nick and I have come to the same conclusion on this cigar. We both enjoyed this cigar a lot and would not mind having a few more of these in the humidor for smoking. The general consensus between Nick and myself was that Room 101 and Camacho cigars have hit a home run with this cigar. I will be looking for more!
Check out the full review with pics here:
http://www.cigarchoice.net/?p=288
Smoke Em If You Got Em, Buy Em If You Don’t!
Scott