Camacho 1962 Torpedo

Impressive construction teamed with good burn and copious amounts of smoke. what more could you ask for? well it lacked a little character, but for the price its a first tier smoke.

I haven't had one of these series of smokes that I like yet. They all have that nasty yang flavor to them. And Barbarian you did get a bad one. I've had 5 now all had perfect construction and burns. They all held a nice ash too. I just don't care for the flavor very much.

Is this the same cigar that I tried just a short time ago? The robusto was solid, smooth and satisfying, but this stick was loose, spongy and tasteless. Although I was able to finish the stick, I was not impressed at all. This was a 1 dollar stick at best. The ash was like powder. How could this even be long filler? Not worth of the Camacho pedigree. I will try more of these and hope that this was just a bad apple.

I've tried most of the Camachos and this is my new favorite, even above the Liberty. Extremely nice draw and consistent, even, burn. While the flavor may be less complex than the Coryolar for example, it is still very much a medium to full-bodied smoke. Meanwhile, the acrid/peppery taste that can detract from some of the fuller-bodied Camachos (in my mind, at least) is entirely absent. Tremendous cigar!

While this isn't the flavor that I prefer in a cigar, all in all it was a good smoke. The flavor is similar to a Perdomo Genuine Counterfit Cuban, having a sort of brown-sugar sweetness coupled with a strong black pepper presence. I thought it was too sweet myself, but one man's meat is another man's poison...

The draw was just about perfect, and there was no fighting to get a decent amount of smoke from the stick; lots of it comes out with each draw. It stayed cool all the way down, although the burn on it was slightly uneven for most of the experience. The ash was a nice slivery color, and it stayed on until about the inch-and-a-half mark.

The wrapper looked nice, albeit a bit rustic looking (which doesn't bother me at all). If there is one valid criticism I have about this cigar, it was the stupid band they put on it: it was a bugger to get off. It's not thin enough where if the glue doesn't loosen, then you can tear the band off. In fact, the entire time I was holding it, the glue never loosened at all. I had to cut that d**n thing off with a small penknife, which could have easily damaged the wrapper (which it didn't).

Out side of that, it's a top-grade smoke at a decent price.

The draw was excellent