My quest continues to find you cigar smokers value cigars.  I put a cap on the amount I am willing to spend on a cigar, at $6 or less.  I realize that $6 may not be a “value” to some, but I would be extremely limited if I capped it at anything less.  I was at BURN, my local B&M looking on the floor of the humidor (why is it that cigar retailers tend to keep the lower priced stuff towards the bottom of the shelving?).  I ran across a CHEAP cigar called The Outdoorsman, for $3.50.  I thought, “now this could be a good value!”  I asked James, the owner, if he had smoked this cigar.  He replied with more than a yes, apparently this cigar has a little story.  I like stories!

A while back, Camacho put out a challenge to their sales staff.  The sales team was divided into teams of 4 people each (according to region).  Each group was given the task of creating a new cigar.  The cigar would be limited production and only available in the region that the sales team was in.  Then, after a certain amount of time, Camacho would look at the numbers, and the cigar that sold the best, would become a regular release for the Camacho brand.

The Outdoorsman, (being in MN), is the regional release from my sales team.  There is VERY little information about this cigar, and the only thing I know is that it has Honduran tobacco in it.

The Outdoorsman I smoked, came in at a 6×52 ring gauge, with a light milk chocolate wrapper.  The cigar is slightly squishy and slightly toothy.  The aroma of the wrapper is very light, with just a hint of cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little leather.  I clipped the head, and took a draw.  I will be honest, it was hard for me to get any “pre” flavor from this smoke.  The draw was loose, with maybe a hint of herbal tea, but it was hard to tell.

First Half:

The first taste I got was a mild tobacco flavor, with a tiny amount of cocoa dust tucked neatly in between.  There was an overall sweetness, that lingered on my lips.  The aroma has that same sweetness, with a slightly floral cedar scent.  The cigar smokes pretty fast, so I had to force myself to slow down.  The finish if very short, with an extremely mild spice like that you would get from cinnamon.

Second Half:

This cigar is not exactly complex, in fact, I find it somewhat one dimensional.  I found myself wishing that this cigar would change it’s flavor.  In the second half, I tasted a little more chocolate flavor, complimented with a drop of vanilla, but that is pretty much it. 

Don’t get me wrong, I liked the flavors that I was tasting, I just wanted more from the cigar.  At $3.50 a stick, this could be a good cigar for mowing the lawn or doing yard work, where you would like a cigar, but don’t have the time to devote all your attention to it.  If you like a milder cigar, give this a shot.  It did not lack on flavor, it was just light.  If you like that, go for it!

           

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