Camacho Hard Charger

📌 Brand: Camacho
📌 Line: Hard Charger
📌 Size: Toro (6" × 50)
📌 Weight: 16.4 g
📌 Age: 7 years
📌 Origin: Honduras

Tasting Notes

• Black Pepper – Strong upfront spice

• Dark Cocoa – Bitter-sweet richness

• Earth – Solid core with some grit

• Leather – Bold but rough around the edges

First Impressions

Wrapper looks decent but a little veiny and very toothy. Pre-light aroma has spice and cocoa. Cold draw feels loose, raising questions about construction.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Pepper bite hits right away, supported by earth and cocoa. Burn starts wavering early.

• Second Third – Leather and earth dominate. Flavors are strong, but constant touch-ups distract from the experience.

• Final Third – Harsh edges appear, pepper grows sharp. Burn problems continue, affecting enjoyment.

Pairings

• Alcohol – High West Double Rye, a bold rye whiskey with sharp spice and herbal notes to match the cigar’s peppery backbone.

• Tea – Smoked Lapsang Souchong, echoing the earthy depth.

Music Pairing

“Highway to Hell” – AC/DC,

big and bold but rough.

Final Thoughts

The Camacho Hard Charger Toro shows promise in flavor, but construction issues drag it down. Constant relights and uneven burn overshadow what could have been a bold smoking experience.

Final Score: 5/10
Why not a 10?

• Good core flavors of pepper, earth, and cocoa, but the burn and draw problems make it frustrating to smoke. A cigar with strength but no finesse.

• Relight 2 times and correct twice.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.