For the past month, I’ve been getting a ton of pitches for the Fathers Day push. I’m getting everything from skin care product pitches to stuff about day care. The content suggestions run the gamut.
Now, being that I’m in the PR business, I’m kind of fickle when it comes to what pitches I’ll accept. So, when the subject line of one of the latest pitches read, “Hassle Free gift idea for Father’s Day — Camacho Cigars,” I jumped for joy.
Obviously, our friends at Camacho (and their PR firm) knew that their pitch was dead on and rightly targeted, being that I write about cigars here frequently.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I asked their PR representative to send me a sample of the cigar so I could test drive the bad boy. They sent me a whole box and man, am I thankful.We dads work very hard. I’m working 60+ hours per week for my full time job and am pumping in another 20+ for my side gig as Executive Editor for Technorati. So, one of my guilty pleasures in life is to sit in my backyard, watch the kids play, while I puff away on a great cigar. I get the sense that it’s sort of what Red Auerbach did watching over his kids, the Celtics of yesteryear who won 11 championships in a row (side note, text BeGreatBos to 20222 to help the Boston Boys and Girls Club beat the LA Boys and Girls Club).
Back to the cigar…
Heavy, oak packaging
When I got the package, I was like a kid in the candy store. I couldn’t wait to open it up and let my eyes fawn over an entire box of cigars — good cigars at that.
The packaging (as you can see) is very cool. The black and silver gave the stogies a James Bond 007 sort of feel to it. Basically, it was very pretty and I didn’t even want to open it. I just wanted to keep staring at the box.
Upon taking the challenge of the 007 mission, I opened the box to find a neatly stacked bunch of Camacho Torpedo Maduro’s.
I took a big wiff and I instantly smelled tones of spice and some cedar, which excited me because I love spicy and rich cigars.
Since getting the box, I’ve had three of these bad boys and I’ll tell you this, they are consistent through and through.
The skin is slightly oily and has interesting lines that give the stick inconsistent veins, which don’t bother me at all.
Neatly stacked stogies
With torpedos, I like to cut about a half an inch of the back so I get the benefit of the slanted mouth piece, which helps the stick rest in your mouth pretty comfortably. When lighting the stogie, it took immediately. At the front end, each one I smoked was slight inconsistent in the shape it burned. They didn’t canoe, but the burn ring wasn’t circular at first. As it burned, it worked itself out and produced a decent ash that was flakey, yet added to the flavor.
Overall, the stogie had tones of dark spices and hints of things like nutmeg and cedar. It burned consistently through without burning out. On a couple of occasions, I left the stogie for a couple of minutes and came back to it without having to relight. It was a solid smoke and thoroughly enjoyable.
If you’re a mom, brother, sister, etc. and are looking for a nice stogie (or box) for your favorite cigar smoking dad, I highly recommend grabbing some Camacho Torpedo Triple Maduros. If he likes strong cigars, he won’t be disappointed.
Size: 5 1/4×52
Origin: Honduras
Binder: Maduro
Wrapper: Maduro
Filler: Maduro
Strength: Full
Price: $13 or in a full 21-piece gift-set for $274
actual size
Don Martelli is just a dad, moonlighting as a PR exec, photographer and civilian journalist. He’s the executive editor for Technorati, a co-founder of Every Other Thursday and is a contributing writer for Shamable and the PR Finish Line. Connect with him at www.donmartelli.com or @bigguyd via Twitter.
