Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild to medium
Camacho Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Camacho Connecticut is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over Dominican and Honduran long filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, spice, pepper, nuts and creamy.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with pepper and spice behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Perla del Mar Shade and Kristoff Connecticut.
What does Camacho Connecticut taste like?
- cedar
- spice
- pepper
- nuts
- creamy
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran (Corojo per Tobacconist of Greenwich) |
| Filler | Dominican and Honduran long filler |
| Strength | Mild to medium |
| Made by | Camacho Cigars (rolled in Honduras per Corona Cigar) |
| Sizes | Robusto 5x50 · Toro 6x50 · 660 6x60 · Churchill 7x48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
Smokers like: smooth with an even burn, good everyday value and more body than the label suggests.
Some say: light on flavor for some.
Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the Nordics and Estonia.
Cigars like Camacho Connecticut
- Perla del Mar Shade73% flavour matchEcuadorian Shade · MildLess cedar and wood, a step milder.
- Kristoff Connecticut73% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, less pepper and spice, same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado White73% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, less pepper and spice, same strength.
- Matilde Serena73% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, less pepper and spice, same strength.
- La Invicta Nicaraguan71% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, less pepper and spice, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.