March Matching Morro Castle vs Camacho Maduro

First Round Game 1: March Matching 2015

Here we are ready to start the tournament to find out which cigar from this field of eight is going to be the best match up with this New Belgium Portage Porter.  (click here to view the 2015 Set-up)

Here is a quick profile of Portage Porter: (click here to see my full review) This almost black bodied Porter has a nice cola edge.  It has a nice hearty, roasted profile that reminds me of a medium bodied coffee, 65% dark chocolate and some nice burnt woody notes. 

It’s tip off time.  Morro Castle takes control.  The Morro Castle Robusto has an Ecuador Sumatra wrapper and Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers.  Sizes up at 4.7 x 52.  Taste profile: medium-mild body with a moderate touch of oak followed by an earthy forest soil and white mushroom style and then a light medium coffee note comes into the mix.  Morro Castle scores on its first possession with a nice robust start off the light and it mixes well with the Portage Porter. Even as the cigar mellows off the start it is matching up well with this Porter.  I think this Porter brings out a bolder coffee note in the cigar – Nice!

Time to light up the Camacho Maduro (old label).  This Maduro comes in at 5 x 52 (my measurement). It’s a beefy 52 ring gauge – might be 54.  Taste profile: a solid earthy style with rich dark soil leading the way; sweet grains follow with a nice touch of black tea in the mix.  It has a good medium body that should satisfy any cigar smoker.  Oh this is really nice with the Portage Porter.  Big time hoopty te dew here.  A puff of the cigar and a sip of the ale – Score!  A sip of the ale and a puff of the cigar – slam dunk.  The cigar kind of mellows out that burnt style of the Porter when I puff on the cigar after sipping the Porter.  I really like this combination. 

The inch or inch and a half ash falls off the Morro Castle Cigar and it is ready to do battle in the matching.  This cigar is making its case that it should have been a number 6 seed in this tournament.  It is smooth and tasty with this Porter.  Oh NO, a big time foal on Morro.  A crack in the butt of the cigar develops.  Are we allowed to say, ‘crack in the butt?’  Well, I just did.  Back to the Camacho Cigar.  And, yes it convert on the turn over.  Oh the black tea note and rich soil tones, of the Camacho Cigar, score big time when matched up with the tasty roasted notes of this Porter.

Morro Castle has no quit in its game.  Its medium-mild body seems to be nice and smooth with when combined with the Portage Porter.  Morro is making this a closing game against the number one seed Camacho Maduro. 

The Camacho Cigar comes back fighting mad.  Oh this is one nice pairing.  The medium body of the cigar matches up nicely with the robust and hearty notes of the Porter. 

More cracks in the game of the Morro Castles.  It is trying to hold with its smooth style but the fouls are starting to mount. 

Yes, the Camacho Maduro Cigar is the winner of this first game of the tournament.  Morro Castle was really nice with this Porter.  If you can still buy this cigar it is worth the try.  The amount of fouls cost Morro this contest.