The Camacho Connecticut Box-Pressed Toro brings some serious attitude to the Connecticut wrapper game. This 6x50 box-pressed stick packs Honduran guts into an Ecuadorian-grown Connecticut wrapper, punching above its weight class for medium-bodied smokers. At $175.50 per box of 20, it's positioned as a daily driver for those who want construction they can trust.
The cold draw serves up pencil shavings and dry hay. Initial lights bring white pepper through the nose with a cream soda sweetness on the lips. Burn line stays razor-sharp despite the box press - no touch-ups needed. Retrohale shows peanut brittle through clean nasal passages.
Cedar takes over as primary note, backed by simmering black tea tannins. The Honduran filler starts flexing with leather undertones. Ash holds firm at inch-long intervals. Noticeable nicotine buildup starts crawling up the neck muscles.
Earthiness deepens to damp soil territory. Caramelized sugar emerges on the wrapper's combustion line. Last inch brings mineral bitterness - classic Camacho warning shot to put it down. Total smoke time clocks 85 minutes with standard puff rate.
Rolled at the Camacho factory in Danlí, Honduras. The box-press technique here uses weighted cedar boards for 72-hour compression. Workers age the Connecticut wrappers 6 months longer than industry standard to reduce typical grassy notes. Each toro shape requires 3 binder leaves instead of 2 to maintain structural integrity.
