Quote Originally Posted by pmp View Post
I shouldn't even chime in here but I'm going to anyway. I was a huge fan of camacho for many years. I think back in 05 or 06 I smoked like 11 boxes of corojo monarcas and probably another two or 3 of the 11/18 and even more of the corojo monarca maduros. I still think those 11/18s were one of the best cigars ever rolled.

I think at some point they spread themselves a little thin. The coyolar, legendario, and triple maduro were gimmicky and mediocre at best. The havana and the slr were never a great blend to begin with. I feel like I've had a bittersweet ride with camacho. I was one of the lucky few who recieved not 1 but 2 boxes of the pre-release camacho selects from angel as a gift. Those were also great smokes. The blend released was not quite as good as the pre-release but still pretty good.

Overall I would still recommend the corojo and select to folks. But the rest aren't my cup of tea.

Thanks for the reviews though. If nothing else its nice to see someone eat a bit of crow for putting down a brand they aren't entirely familiar with.
They're not the only cigar maker that has been accused of that.

In any case, the marketing company that Camacho uses annoys me. The latest Camacho campaign is described at: http://puffingcigars.com/cigar-news/...-project/1983/ (The link is to a story about the campaign, not the campaign itself.)