That brings us back to Camacho cigars and the Eiroa family.
“We got our Corojo seeds directly from Daniel Rodriguez, the grandson of Diego Rodriguez,” says Camacho president Christian Eiroa. “We have been growing Corojo and Criollo (in Honduras) since the 1960s. We refuse to use hybrids and call it Corojo.”
The Eiroas have been very successful in growing the original Cuban strain of Corojo in the Jamastran Valley, which has soil and climate conditions remarkably similar to those of Cuba’s Vuelta Abajo. “This tobacco yields exceptionally well in the Jamastran Valley,” Eiroa says. “There is rich soil here that loves to give strong, full-bodied tobacco. Corojo also needs the sun. It loves it.”
The Honduran growing conditions seem to agree with Corojo, although it is still a delicate crop and is still susceptible to disease. That is a trade-off the Eiroa family is willing to live with in order to harvest what they consider to be superior, authentic leaf.
“To the best of our knowledge, we are the only people growing the Authentic Corojo seed and we want to make sure that consumers are aware of this,” said Eiroa.
The Eiroa’s Corojo harvest two years ago was truly exceptional. Camacho will begin to ship all of its Camacho Corojo cigars and El Legend-Ario Authentic Corojo cigars with the tobacco from the 2004 Corojo harvest. Christian comments, “My father, Julio, has called this crop his best Corojo harvest so far. Aside from a higher wrapper yield, the quality and the colors are like never before.”
This new tobacco will allow Camacho Cigars to offer a Corojo Maduro that will be true to the word “Maduro,” which in English translates to “Mature.” Now, the Camacho Corojo and the El Legend-Ario Authentic Corojo series cigars will be the only ones on the market as far as the Eiroas know whose Maduro wrapper is neither Broadleaf nor Mexican. A truly good cigar has become a uniquely good cigar.
Camacho Cigar Company Offers Their Popular Cigar Line In Corojo Maduro Now
All sizes of the Camacho Corojo line will now be available in Corojo Maduro. Camacho Cigars will eliminate Mexican Maduro wrapper completely from their Monarca Maduro and Diploma Maduro cigars. Camacho Corojo and El Legend-Ario Authentic Corojo cigars will now be classified and sold as either Natural or Maduro. The Camacho Corojo Dark Naturals line is being phased out and will be eliminated once the current inventory has been exhausted.
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when camacho corojo first came out,it was the only true corojo......it is my understanding that corojo is now being grown and used by others.....
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