Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel Aged Robusto

Visually, the Camacho Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged seems expertly rolled, with a dark reddish-brown wrapper that is surprisingly smooth to the touch, considering the lack of oil that is present. There are a number of very obvious veins running up and down the length, and the cigar is quite spongy when it is squeezed. Aroma from the wrapper is extremely musky, with a combination of strong oak, espressos beans, sweet rum, almonds, leather and a touch of floral, while the cold draw is extremely sweet, with flavors of milk chocolate, brown sugar, oak, cinnamon and sweet cream along with some slight spice on my tongue.

Although I thought I was ready for it after tasting it on the cold draw, I was still a bit shocked at just how sweet the Nicaraguan Barrel-Aged Toro starts out, with an aggressive creamy oak and burnt sugar sweetness that reminds me the crust of creme brûlée. There is some noticeable black pepper on the retrohale as well as more of the burnt sugar sweetness, and other flavors are easily identifiable, including dark chocolate, earth, almonds, fresh ground coffee, rum and hay. Construction-wise, the draw is excellent so far, and while I have to touch up the burn once, it is not even close to bad enough to concern me. The strength is surprisingly light this early on, and fails to hit the medium mark by the end of the first third.

-Descrpition via Halfwheel