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Camacho Nicaragua: flavour profile and cigars like it

Camacho Nicaragua is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Camacho Triple Maduro and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 10th Jubilee.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Camacho Nicaragua cigar
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What does Camacho Nicaragua taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuador
BinderHonduras
FillerNicaragua, Honduras and Dominican Republic
StrengthMedium-full to full as published by cigarsinternational.com
BodyNot published
Made inHonduras
Made byCamacho / Oettinger Davidoff
FactoryDiadema Cigars de Honduras S.A.
SizesRobusto 5×52 · Toro 6×50 · Gran Churchill 7×56

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • blindmanspuff.com: 93 points, Toro,6x50 (2021)In our words: Pepper and molasses moved through smoky notes toward chocolate. Reviewers generally liked the draw, burn and transitions.

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Camacho Nicaragua

The line. Announced in February 2020, U.S. shipping was planned for July. Regional announcements listed August availability; the name refers to filler leaf. halfwheel.com

Cigars like Camacho Nicaragua

  1. Camacho Triple MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · FullAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
  2. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 10th JubileeAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  3. Paradiso QuintessenceAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  4. Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro)Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  5. Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell OscuroOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, more earth and leather, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Camacho Nicaragua as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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