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The Camacho Powerband Robusto is a 5 x 50 robusto with an Ecuadorian Habano 2000 wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés binder and a ligero-heavy filler from Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Cigar Coop found it builds from medium-full to full, and we sell it as singles.
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Description
The Camacho Powerband Robusto is a 5 x 50 robusto that pairs an Ecuadorian Habano 2000 wrapper with a Mexican San Andrés Negrito binder and a five-tobacco filler. It is the shortest of the three sizes Camacho launched in the Powerband line in 2016, made in the Dominican Republic according to Cigar Aficionado.
What It Tastes Like
Cigar Coop scored the Robusto 90 in November 2016, picking up earth, cocoa, cedar and lemony citrus, with white and red pepper on the retrohale. A 2018 revisit earned 89, with cocoa early, earth by the midpoint and stronger pepper late. halfwheel’s review of retail-bought sticks noted sweet apple, wood and pepper up front, then cedar, earth and coffee, with the final third trading the sweetness for white pepper and smoky wood.
Who It’s For
- Seasoned smokers who like a cigar that gains strength.
- Robusto fans after the shortest Powerband.
- Ligero fans: three of its five filler tobaccos are ligero.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Scored 90 (2016) and 89 (2018) by Cigar Coop
- Filler draws on three countries: Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic
Cons
- Cigar Coop (2018) did not find it highly complex
- halfwheel found the apple sweetness did not come back in the final third
About the Powerband
In 2016, Davidoff’s Dylan Austin told Cigar Aficionado that the filler combines two bunching methods, meant to make the smoke open intense, ease after the first third, then build again. halfwheel described the pairing as Dominican accordion bunching plus the Cuban entubado method, where each filler leaf is rolled into a tube.
Pairing and Storage
A robusto that builds to full strength can handle an aged rum or a peated single malt, two of the full-bodied picks in our cigar pairing guide.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Camacho Powerband Toro: the Powerband blend stretched to 6 x 50.
- Camacho Powerband Gordo: the widest Powerband at 6 x 60.
- Camacho Triple Maduro Robusto: a robusto from the same Master Built Series, per halfwheel.
Camacho Powerband Robusto FAQ
How strong is the Camacho Powerband Robusto?
Cigar Coop rated it medium-full early and full by the end in 2016 and 2018. halfwheel found it medium at first but strong overall.
Where is the Powerband Robusto rolled?
Davidoff’s Occidental Cigar Corp. factory in the Dominican Republic makes it, according to a 2016 Cigar Aficionado report; Cigar Coop also lists Occidental. halfwheel’s review instead lists the Agroindustria LAEPE factory in Honduras.
What is in the Powerband blend?
An Ecuadorian Habano 2000 wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés Negrito binder, and five filler tobaccos: Honduran and Nicaraguan Corojo ligero, Dominican San Vicente ligero and viso, and Dominican Piloto Cubano.
Should I pick the Robusto or the Toro?
Same blend and 50 ring; the 5 x 50 Robusto is an inch shorter, so it is the quicker smoke.
Every other Camacho size and line we stock is listed on our Camacho cigars page.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Strength | Medium-Full |
| Origin | |
| Shape | Robusto |
| Wrapper | Ecuador |
| Binder | Mexico |
| Filler | Dominican, Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Length | 5" |
| Gauge | 50 |
