Camacho Hard Charger L.E. 2018 Toro

For cigar aficionados, the Camacho brand is synonymous with “full”—as in full-bodied, full-flavored, and full of character. Their blends usually promise a powerful well-balanced smoke brimming with aromatic flavor. This is precisely why Camacho makers Christian and Julio Eiroa have developed such a loyal cult-like following. The Camacho Hard Charger Limited Edition 2018 Toro really does live up to its name. Inspired by the US Marines, this bad-boy is packed with Honduran Corojo long-fillers that are secured with a Honduran binder and topped with a stunning Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper. Full-bodied, expect notes of black pepper, cedar, espresso and cocoa. Only 1500 boxes of this cigar were made, so sit down to a nice Maker’s Mark after dinner and enjoy!

Honduras has been a tobacco growing and cigar manufacturing area for hundreds of years, but it was the Communist revolution in Cuba that really put Honduras on the map. In the 1960s, many Cuban cigar makers fled their homeland and arrived in Honduras to re-establish their way of life. The immigrants took advantage of the climate, soil, and geography, which were well-suited to tobacco growing, and began producing high quality cigars. The center of the Honduran cigar industry is the city of Danli and the nearby Jamastran Valley. The majority of the world’s pure Corojo tobacco is grown here, now that Cuba has stopped production of this iconic, spicy, and rich variety in favor of Corojo hybrids. Other important areas of Honduran cigar production include the Talanga Valley, Copan, and Trojes.