Camacho Coyolar Puro #1 Review

[craigchilds]

Camacho Coyolar Puro #1
Shape: Perfecto (tapered at both ends, like a double-sided torpedo)
Size: 4.5 x 50
Filler: Honduran, Cuban-seed ligero
Price: $4

This small cigar came to me as part of a gift bag that my sister sent for my birthday. I smoked it first, while watching my daughter play outside with the dog. I chose it primarily because I had never tried a perfecto-shaped cigar before. It was interesting; the draw, heat, and taste varied throughout the 'life' of the cigar, correlating to the ring gauge at that point.

This cigar was also the first I've ever tried that was composed 100% of ligero leaf. Usually ligero is added as part of a blend to add "strength" or "body" to the flavor. I know the proprietor of JR Cigars went on record saying he didn't like this cigar because it took no skill to make it: it was just a gimmick to make the strongest cigar on the planet, no matter what it tastes like. But those criticisms notwithstanding, this cigar has already won one award from Cigar Cyclopedia and will likely win more.

Personally, I thought the taste was very, very good. It had that same strong, bitter afterthought that I noticed in the Camacho Havana and the Legends White Label, but this cigar had more lemon-sour than "Cuban dirt" in its flavor profile (which is how one gorilla reviewed the Legends White). However, the taste was too overpowering and eventually gave me the hiccups and a nicotine buzz -- which I haven't experienced in a long time.

I like strong cigars, but this one may have been too much. I'll try them again -- but next time on a full stomach!

[donp]

Originally Posted by craigchilds

Camacho Coyolar Puro #1
Shape: Perfecto (tapered at both ends, like a double-sided torpedo)
Size: 4.5 x 50
Filler: Honduran, Cuban-seed ligero
Price: $4

This small cigar came to me as part of a gift bag that my sister sent for my birthday. I smoked it first, while watching my daughter play outside with the dog. I chose it primarily because I had never tried a perfecto-shaped cigar before. It was interesting; the draw, heat, and taste varied throughout the 'life' of the cigar, correlating to the ring gauge at that point.

This cigar was also the first I've ever tried that was composed 100% of ligero leaf. Usually ligero is added as part of a blend to add "strength" or "body" to the flavor. I know the proprietor of JR Cigars went on record saying he didn't like this cigar because it took no skill to make it: it was just a gimmick to make the strongest cigar on the planet, no matter what it tastes like. But those criticisms notwithstanding, this cigar has already won one award from Cigar Cyclopedia and will likely win more.

Personally, I thought the taste was very, very good. It had that same strong, bitter afterthought that I noticed in the Camacho Havana and the Legends White Label, but this cigar had more lemon-sour than "Cuban dirt" in its flavor profile (which is how one gorilla reviewed the Legends White). However, the taste was too overpowering and eventually gave me the hiccups and a nicotine buzz -- which I haven't experienced in a long time.

I like strong cigars, but this one may have been too much. I'll try them again -- but next time on a full stomach!

The makers of the Mombacho are pretenders to the throne of "the strongest cigar on the planet". I like the Camacho Corojo's they are tasty and have the kind of body that I like. They are complex, well made and good. Try the Corojo's, all flavors, you will like them. I haven't had a Coyolar yet, I had read some bad reviews of them and some good. Ligero has to be respected when smoked but, it isn't a devil leaf or unmanageable at all. It is tasty and usually has a nice aroma and, IMO, adds character to a smoke. I usually get hiccups when I smoke too fast, try slowing down your draws a bit, you may enjoy the smoke more.