Rob_k
If it ain't Scottish...it's crap!
Hey all, time to get my feet wet with my first review, hope you like it.
The Cigar:CAO Gold Natural, 5x50, Robusto
Purchased:2/1/05
From:Internet vendor, sampler pack (my first purchase)
Smoked:3/30/05
Stored:My first humi (approx 70/65) for 6 wks.
Construction:Visually, very nice construction, a little spongy, but not wet
Wrapper:Natural wrapper, very veiney, nice aroma to it b4 lighting, no tears or holes
Lighting up: I punched it and then toasted the foot, nice aroma. Lit up the entire cigar, was nice even burn.
Ash:Medium gray to light grey ash, held on for about 1 1/2" b4 falliing off into my lap.
Smoke and Draw:Nice amount of smoke, and a nnice easy, consistant draw
Overall experience:The first puff or 2 was a little bitter, but the flavors came on shortly after that. It began with a nutmeg/woodsy taste, about 1/2 way through it got a vanilla/cream taste to it. At about the 3/4 mark, the wrapper began to unravel, making it unsmokable. I was unable to smoke the entire cigar due to this.
Final verdict:Aside from the unraveling, this was a very good smoke. Not as complex as some of the maduro's i have tried, but a nice smoke with changing flavors as the smoke progressed.I won't assign a number rating to this, but I will say it is on my "buy" list in my log book. I enjoy a creamy tasting cigar, and this one certainly fit the bill at the mid-way point. The smoke was accompanied by a nice cup of Kona coffee. All in all, a very nice cigar, I am looking foward to trying more of the CAO line of products. I will give it a
out of due to the unraveling near the end.
The Cigar:CAO Gold Natural, 5x50, Robusto
Purchased:2/1/05
From:Internet vendor, sampler pack (my first purchase)
Smoked:3/30/05
Stored:My first humi (approx 70/65) for 6 wks.
Construction:Visually, very nice construction, a little spongy, but not wet
Wrapper:Natural wrapper, very veiney, nice aroma to it b4 lighting, no tears or holes
Lighting up: I punched it and then toasted the foot, nice aroma. Lit up the entire cigar, was nice even burn.
Ash:Medium gray to light grey ash, held on for about 1 1/2" b4 falliing off into my lap.
Smoke and Draw:Nice amount of smoke, and a nnice easy, consistant draw
Overall experience:The first puff or 2 was a little bitter, but the flavors came on shortly after that. It began with a nutmeg/woodsy taste, about 1/2 way through it got a vanilla/cream taste to it. At about the 3/4 mark, the wrapper began to unravel, making it unsmokable. I was unable to smoke the entire cigar due to this.
Final verdict:Aside from the unraveling, this was a very good smoke. Not as complex as some of the maduro's i have tried, but a nice smoke with changing flavors as the smoke progressed.I won't assign a number rating to this, but I will say it is on my "buy" list in my log book. I enjoy a creamy tasting cigar, and this one certainly fit the bill at the mid-way point. The smoke was accompanied by a nice cup of Kona coffee. All in all, a very nice cigar, I am looking foward to trying more of the CAO line of products. I will give it a
out of due to the unraveling near the end.
