Quick answer: Camacho is the bold, full-bodied Honduran brand built on the original Cuban Corojo seed by the Eiroa family and now run by the Oettinger Davidoff Group since 2008. The flagship is Camacho Corojo, the cult pick is Triple Maduro, and the on-ramp is Camacho Connecticut. MSRP across the lineup runs $7 to $14 a stick.
I light a Camacho Corojo Robusto on the same patio every Sunday, and the second pull always tells me whether the box is fresh. Camacho is one of the few brands where you can taste the Corojo before you taste anything else. Cedar, leather, a black-pepper retrohale that lingers, and that distinctly Honduran sweet earth. If a stick smokes flat, the box is old. If it smokes hot at the foot, the wrapper is dry. Either way, you know within a minute. That is the kind of brand consistency the Eiroa family built and the Davidoff Group now protects.
Who Makes Camacho Cigars?
Camacho Cigars is a premium Honduran brand owned by the Oettinger Davidoff Group of Switzerland and produced at a modern factory in Danli, Honduras, that opened in 2017 with roughly 500 workers. The brand was founded in 1961 by Cuban exile Simon Camacho in Miami, then acquired in 1995 by the Eiroa family, who relocated production to their Jamastran Valley farms in Honduras and rebuilt the lineup around the original Cuban Corojo seed. Davidoff bought the brand from Christian Eiroa in 2008 and kept the Honduras-only manufacturing model that the Eiroas had built across the prior decade. Camacho is best known for the Corojo flagship that put the brand on the map in 2000, and for Triple Maduro, where Davidoff specifies 84 trial blends were tested before the final recipe was approved. Cigar Aficionado has rated the Corojo Diadema in the 91 to 94 band, and current MSRP across the lineup runs $7 to $14 a stick.
A Brief History of Camacho
Simon Camacho founded the brand in Miami in 1961 after fleeing Cuba. He died in 1990, and five years later the Eiroa family bought the rights and moved production to their Jamastran Valley farms. Julio Eiroa had been growing tobacco in Honduras since 1963, originally on behalf of Cuban tobacco merchant Angel Oliva, and his Honduran plantations became the new soil that revived Camacho.
The Eiroas inherited a powerful piece of cigar history. The Cuban Corojo seed had been refined by Diego Rodriguez in the Vuelta Abajo region before the revolution. Rodriguez fled to Honduras and partnered with the Eiroa family to keep the seed alive, and the Eiroas spent years adapting it to Honduran soil. The original Camacho Corojo debuted in 2000, and Cigar Aficionado later rated the Corojo Diadema in the mid-90s, which put Camacho in the conversation alongside Padron and Arturo Fuente.
Christian Eiroa took over and pushed the brand into mainstream visibility through the 2000s. Davidoff bought Camacho in 2008, then rebranded the line with the orange-and-black Live Loud identity and the scorpion logo. Christian Eiroa left to start CLE Cigars and Asylum Cigars. Modern Camacho is a Davidoff property staffed by long-time Honduran rollers and overseen by a Davidoff blender team.
The Camacho Lineup at a Glance
Lineup grounded in Davidoff Geneva's official Camacho hub. Pricing reflects current MSRP across the 18 retailers we track.
What Makes Camacho Different?
Three things separate Camacho from the rest of the Honduran field, and one of them is real heritage rather than marketing copy.
First, the Corojo seed. Most Honduran cigars use generic Honduran-grown tobacco with no documented seed lineage. Camacho's Corojo traces back to Diego Rodriguez's pre-revolution Cuban work. The Eiroas carried the seed forward and the Davidoff Group keeps the cultivation discipline alive. You can taste it. Camacho Corojo has a sweetness on the wrapper that Honduran Habano and Sumatra blends lack.
Second, Camacho is full-bodied without being harsh. Plenty of brands chase strength with high ligero ratios and call it a day. Camacho ferments longer, ages the leaf, and lets the Corojo do the heavy lifting. The result is bold flavor without the throat scratch you get from cheaper full-bodied lines.
Third, Davidoff manufacturing standards. Since 2008, construction has been even across the lineup. Burns are straight, draws are open, and box-to-box variance is small. That is the Davidoff fingerprint, and it distinguishes modern Camacho from the boutique Eiroa years.
How Do Camacho Cigars Taste?
Camacho's wrapper choices cluster around three flavor lanes.
The Corojo lane (Original Corojo, BXP Corojo) leads with cedar and sweet earth, picks up black pepper at the band, and finishes long with leather and a faint cocoa note on the retrohale. This is the core Camacho profile.
The Maduro lane (Triple Maduro, Corojo Maduro) hits roasted nuts and dark espresso first, then layers in anise and a peppery finish. Triple Maduro produces the densest smoke of anything in the lineup.
The Connecticut and Ecuador lane is the on-ramp. Camacho Connecticut uses Ecuador Connecticut Shade and runs creamier and more cedar-forward than Macanudo or Ashton Classic. Camacho Ecuador adds a Habano wrapper to the same base and dials up the leather and pepper. Both stay drinkable across the full smoke without muting Camacho's house intensity.
Best Camacho Cigars to Try First
Five entry points, ranked by what I would actually buy if I were starting from scratch.
- Camacho Connecticut Robusto ($7 to $9 MSRP). The on-ramp. Creamy, medium-bodied, full enough to feel like a Camacho but mild enough for a weekday afternoon. If you have never smoked the brand, start here.
- Camacho Corojo Robusto ($9 to $11 MSRP). The flagship. The cigar that built the brand. Full-bodied with the signature Corojo cedar-and-pepper combination. This is the answer to
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- Camacho Triple Maduro Robusto ($11 to $13 MSRP). The cult pick. All-Maduro fermentation in the wrapper, binder, and filler. Roasted nuts, anise, espresso, and a finish that goes on forever. Pair with bourbon or coffee.
- Camacho American Barrel Aged Robusto ($12 to $14 MSRP). The whiskey lover's cigar. Corojo leaf aged in American oak whiskey barrels brings out vanilla, oak, and a soft sweetness that no other Camacho hits. Worth the upcharge.
- Camacho Ecuador Robusto ($8 to $10 MSRP). The middle ground. More flavor than Connecticut, less heat than Corojo, with a molasses note from the Ecuador Habano wrapper that I have not found in any other Camacho line.
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How Much Do Camacho Cigars Cost?
Camacho lives in the upper-mainstream price tier. MSRP starts around $7 a stick for Connecticut Robusto and tops out near $14 for American Barrel Aged in larger vitolas. Triple Maduro and BXP variants sit in the $11 to $13 band. Boxes of 20 typically run $140 to $260. Limited releases like the Diploma Master Built series can run higher when in stock.
Davidoff maintains pricing discipline, which is good for the brand and unhelpful for hunters. You will rarely find Camacho deeply discounted, but seasonal codes valid on Camacho run regularly across major retailers. Our cost-per-cigar cornerstone covers how MSRP, retailer markup, and box discounts interact across the premium tier.
Where to Buy Camacho Cigars
Camacho is widely stocked across the 18 retailers we track. The strongest depth on the core lineup tends to be at Famous Smoke, JR Cigars, and Best Cigar Prices, with Cigars International carrying most variants too. Compare live pricing across all of them on the Camacho brand page, which pulls current stock from every system retailer in one view. Save your favorite Camacho vitolas to My Cigar Journal so you can track which boxes age best and pull the right pick for the next session.
For deals, check the coupons hub for codes valid on Camacho. The brand is part of the Davidoff portfolio, so Davidoff-wide promotions occasionally include Camacho inventory. If you want to smoke before you buy a box, our cigar lounge directory covers shops that carry the brand by city, and the broader premium cigar category on cigarfinder lists every brand we track.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who owns Camacho cigars?
The Oettinger Davidoff Group of Switzerland has owned Camacho since 2008, when it bought the brand from Christian Eiroa and the Eiroa family. Production stayed in Honduras and shifted to a modern factory in Danli that opened in 2017 with roughly 500 workers. Christian Eiroa left after the sale and now runs CLE Cigars and Asylum Cigars under the Aladino umbrella.
What is Camacho cigars known for?
Camacho is known for bold, full-bodied Honduran cigars built on the original Cuban Corojo seed. The Eiroa family carried the Corojo seed out of Cuba and adapted it to Honduran soil in the Jamastran Valley, and Camacho remains one of the few brands using documented Cuban-lineage Corojo. The flagship Corojo blend and the cult Triple Maduro are the two cigars most readers associate with the name.
Are Camacho cigars strong?
Most Camachos are medium-full to full. The Corojo, Triple Maduro, BXP variants, Nicaraguan Barrel Aged, and American Barrel Aged all sit in the medium-full to full band. Camacho Connecticut and most Ecuador formats are medium-bodied and friendlier to newer smokers. Strength here means body and nicotine, not harshness. Camacho ferments long enough that the full-bodied lines stay drinkable through the final third.
What is the best Camacho cigar for beginners?
Camacho Connecticut Robusto is the cleanest on-ramp. Creamy, cedar-forward, medium-bodied, and forgiving on the palate. If you want a step up but still mild enough for a first Camacho, Camacho Ecuador in Robusto adds black pepper and molasses without the full-bodied intensity of the Corojo. Skip Triple Maduro until you have smoked at least one full-bodied cigar before. Our beginners' guide covers the broader on-ramp picks.
What is Camacho Triple Maduro?
Triple Maduro uses Maduro-fermented leaf in all three components: wrapper, binder, and filler. Davidoff specifies that 84 blends were trialed before the final recipe was approved, with aged Honduran, Dominican, and Brazilian long-fillers under a Mexican Corojo Maduro binder and a Mexican San Andres wrapper. The taste profile leads with roasted nuts and espresso, then layers in anise and pepper. It is one of the most consistently rated Maduros in the modern era.
Where are Camacho cigars made?
Every Camacho is made in Honduras. Production runs at the Davidoff-owned factory in Danli that opened in 2017, with roughly 500 workers. Tobacco is sourced primarily from the Eiroa-era Jamastran Valley farms, supplemented by Davidoff-managed plantations and select Nicaraguan and Dominican lots for specific blends.
Is Camacho still made by the Eiroa family?
No. The Eiroa family sold Camacho to Davidoff in 2008. Christian Eiroa, who led Camacho through its breakout years, left after the sale and now runs CLE Cigars and Asylum Cigars. Modern Camacho is a Davidoff property and is no longer Eiroa-owned, although the Honduran tobacco lineage the Eiroas built remains the foundation of the blends.
How does Camacho compare to other bold Honduran brands?
Camacho leans more refined than Alec Bradley and more wrapper-forward than CAO. The Davidoff manufacturing layer keeps construction tighter than most independent Honduran brands like Punch and Hoyo de Monterrey. Camacho separates itself through the documented Corojo seed lineage and the consistency that comes with Davidoff oversight.
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