Brand guide
Camacho cigars
Camacho is a Davidoff-owned cigar brand made in Danlí, Honduras, that began in a Miami factory in 1961 and is built on Honduran Corojo tobacco.
Camacho started in Miami
Simon Camacho opened Miami's first cigar factory in 1961, according to Cigar Aficionado, and later began rolling cigars under his own name.
Wikipedia gives 1962 instead. Either way, the brand is a Miami original. Wikipedia says Simon Camacho died in 1990. Five years later, in 1995, the rights went to a Honduran tobacco family, the Eiroas.
The Eiroa family years
The Eiroa family owned Camacho from 1995 until 2008 and moved its center of gravity to Honduras.
Wikipedia says Julio Eiroa went to Honduras in 1963 and began building the family's plantations, and founded Caribe Imported Cigars in Miami in 1987. Under the Eiroas, Camacho was made at the Rancho Jamastran factory in Danlí. His son Christian Eiroa was company president. The family also made Baccarat and La Fontana, among other brands.
Who owns Camacho now?
Oettinger Davidoff AG has owned Camacho since October 2008, when it bought the company from the Eiroa family.
Cigar Aficionado reported the deal on October 13, 2008. Terms were not disclosed. Christian Eiroa stayed on as president, and Julio retired to grow tobacco in the Jamastran Valley. The Honduran tobacco farms were not part of the sale. They stayed with the Eiroas. Davidoff called the US its most important cigar market.
Where is Camacho made?
Camacho is made at Diadema Cigars de Honduras S.A., a Davidoff factory on the edge of Danlí, Honduras.
Cigar Aficionado covered the official opening in May 2017. The building runs about 118,403 square feet on a site of almost 450,000 square feet. It had 125 pairs of rollers and over 500 employees at opening. It replaced AgroIndustrias Laepe, the plant known locally as the Camacho Factory. Diadema also makes Baccarat, La Fontana, LegendArio and National Brand.
Honduran Corojo is the base
Davidoff says Camacho's blends are built on a Honduran Corojo seed that the brand has worked to preserve.
The Corojo line is the clearest case. Davidoff says its wrapper, binder and filler are all Honduran Corojo, grown in the Jamastran Valley. The Connecticut line pairs a Connecticut wrapper with a Honduran Criollo seco binder and Honduran Corojo 99 and Criollo 98 filler. Davidoff bought its own land for tobacco in Honduras and Nicaragua in 2015. Corojo's place on the map is in our tobacco regions guide.
Camacho core lines and wrappers
Davidoff lists four core Camacho lines on its Camacho page, and three of them also come box pressed as BXP.
| Line | Wrapper (maker) | Blend note | Box-pressed version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camacho Corojo | Honduran Corojo (wrapper, binder and filler) | Jamastran Valley leaf throughout | Yes, Corojo BXP |
| Camacho Connecticut | Connecticut | Honduran Criollo seco binder | Yes, Connecticut BXP |
| Camacho Ecuador | Not stated on the Davidoff page | Named for Ecuadorian leaf | Yes, Ecuador BXP |
| Camacho Nicaragua | Not stated on the Davidoff page | Built around Nicaraguan tobacco | Not listed |
Davidoff's Camacho page gives no numeric strength scale for these lines. Cigar Aficionado's brand page also lists Corojo Maduro, Criollo, Powerband, American Barrel-Aged and Triple Maduro.
Camacho milestones
Camacho has had three owners in six decades.
- 1961: Simon Camacho opens Miami's first cigar factory.
- 1995: The Eiroa family acquires Camacho.
- 2008: Oettinger Davidoff buys Camacho and its factory.
- 2015: Davidoff buys land for the new factory and for tobacco farms.
- 2017: Diadema Cigars de Honduras opens in Danlí.
What to know before you buy a Camacho
Camacho comes in both round and box-pressed form, and the pressed versions carry BXP on the name.
That suffix is the quick tell. Same blend family, squared shape. Our box-pressed guide covers what pressing changes. Wrapper names on the band, Corojo, Connecticut, Ecuador, line up with the shades on our wrapper chart.
Camacho ownership and factory questions
Who owns Camacho cigars?
Oettinger Davidoff AG, the Swiss parent of Davidoff of Geneva, owns Camacho. It bought the brand and its Honduran factory from the Eiroa family in 2008.
Where are Camacho cigars made?
Camacho cigars are made in Danlí, Honduras, at Davidoff's Diadema Cigars de Honduras factory, which opened officially in May 2017.
Who founded Camacho?
Simon Camacho founded the brand in Miami. Cigar Aficionado says he opened Miami's first cigar factory in 1961 and later began making Camacho cigars there.
What is Corojo tobacco in Camacho cigars?
Corojo is a Cuban-seed tobacco variety. Davidoff says Camacho's blends are built on a Honduran Corojo seed, and the Corojo line uses it for wrapper, binder and filler.
Where the Camacho facts come from
- Camacho brand highlight, Cigar Aficionado
- Davidoff Acquires Camacho, Cigar Aficionado
- Davidoff Opens New Camacho Factory, Cigar Aficionado
- Camacho Cigars, Oettinger Davidoff AG
- Camacho Cigars, Wikipedia