CAO America unravel

[dbanther22]

So last night I was on the deck enjoing my first barber pole (CAO America is a barber pole right?). Well about half way through the wrappers started coming off, so bad that I had to set a great smoke down. Well needless to say i'm rather disappointed. Has anyone else had this problem? I want to get a few more CAO's but i'm worried they'll do the same thing.

 

[tomthirtysix]

Where did it start? If it came unraveled at the head, you may have clipped too much cap off.

 

[dbanther22]

started at the foot (lost my cutter so i've been using a cigar punch)

 

[sonuvabum]

I had a CAO 65th Anniv today. It began coming apart almost from the start. Almost un-smokable for the first 3rd. Fought through it but wasn't too happy.

The wrapper was very thin and fragile. I had to baby it all the way.

 

[regor1]

I've smoked a few and while they stayed together, the wrapper did appear loose as it burned. If that makes since. It seemed like the lighter part of the wrapper was not that well attached.

 

[Marcos]

started at the foot (lost my cutter so i've been using a cigar punch)

If it starts at the foot doesn't that mean it was rolled backwards?

 

[ReV]

Smoked through about a box of America monuments at this point and never had this happen; they usually burn pretty even. I've had pretty good luck with most of the CAO's I've smoked, don't count em out just yet. Brazillias always seem to try and canoe on me though.

 

[Shibumi]

I've tried 2 of these and both unravelled and they tasted like sh*t. At least they're consistant!

 

[tomthirtysix]

Well, I've never had one, but when they first came out, there was a thread on here about them. I know I commented in that thread about how the striping looked shoddy, so I can't say I'm surprised that this would be a problem.

Edit: Here's the thread:

http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/index.php?...hl=CAO++America

 

[Ginseng]

started at the foot (lost my cutter so i've been using a cigar punch)

If it starts at the foot doesn't that mean it was rolled backwards?

Yeah. That's puzzling. I can't recall ever having a cigar unravel starting from the foot. Split, yes. Unravel, no. If it was rolled "upside down.," then there's no way it would have held together without a dab of glue if it was a cut foot cigar (as opposed to a nipple tip like a WOA).

I have had cigars get loose at the head and start unwrapping but that is usually due to the cap leaf coming loose from slobber, slipping off, and then allowing the wrapper to become un-pinned.

That's for a single wrapper cigar though. Maybe the way they get the barberpole effect is using a construction that does not pin the wrapper down. ??? Anyone ever had this problem with the Gurkha or WOA barber poles?

Wilkey

 

[GregSVT]

The one CAO America I had was so plugged I could barely get any smoke out of it and the smoke I got was not very flavorful. I had to pitch it about 2 inches in. Very disappointing...