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Old 11-04-2009, 09:05 AM   #1
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Default Camacho black band C (Triple maduro 50/4.5)

Some time ago, Camacho cigars made a viral advertising campaign called ‘the black band project’ that was supposed to take care of all the prejudice there is about Cuban cigars versus Non Cuban cigars. Everybody, well, almost everybody as the demand was bigger than Camacho expected and there were problems with the shipping, that signed up and watched the video’s got 3 cigars for free.



The third and final cigar from the box was a 4 ½ x 50 (petit) robusto with the original name 50/4.5. This cigar is the first all maduro cigar in the world and consists of 5 different Honduran maduro tobaccos. The dark wrapper is almost black and very oily. There are just a few veins running over the wrapper. The aroma of the cigar is peppery chocolate and quite strong. The construction feels good. The predraw is on the easy side and gives me a dry raisin flavor.



The sweet coffee I tasted wasn’t what I expected but after a few puffs I for the expected pepper boost combined with mild chocolate. The coffee and chocolate fade away quickly and I am left with a sweet black pepper.



The chocolate returns pretty quickly on the background. After an inch and a half the strength of the pepper tones down a bit and half an inch later the chocolate becomes the dominant flavor with pepper as a support. At the 2/3rd point the flavors change again, the pepper grows and becomes the dominant flavor until the end.



The draw is on the easy side but the smoke makes up for it, lots of thick white smoke. Smoke this in Vatican City and people think there is a new pope chosen. The burn is straight and the ash is firm and white. It took me 75 minutes to finish this cigar.



Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, me likey this cigar.

Appearance: 7 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 6 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Aroma (first part) 7 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 7 / 10
Aroma (last part) 7 / 10
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Old 11-04-2009, 09:13 AM   #2
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Default Re: Camacho black band C (Triple maduro 50/4.5)

Nice review, Ferdie. These are supposed to be the Holy Grail of maddies.
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Old 11-04-2009, 09:50 AM   #3
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Default Re: Camacho black band C (Triple maduro 50/4.5)

Nice review and pics. This is one of my favorite cigars, if you can get a hold of the 11/18 size you are in for a treat.
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Old 05-21-2010, 06:49 PM   #4
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Ferdinand, I agree with your review 100%. I really enjoyed this cigar.
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Old 05-21-2010, 08:12 PM   #5
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Another great review.
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Old 05-21-2010, 08:32 PM   #6
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Nice review...I have been waiting for this one.
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Old 05-21-2010, 09:35 PM   #7
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wow - looks like a great stick. thanks for posting!
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