Kingantz
Growing too fast.
Charles (CRQuarto) posted a review of this cigar in which I commented on how I hadn’t had much luck with the C.A.O. Cameroon, so he sent me a couple (with a few tag-a-longs) to try. Much appreciate the generosity my friend! As mentioned, I’ve not had much luck with the regular C.A.O. Cameroon, so am looking forward to giving the l’anniversaire a go. The vitola is robusto and is sharply box pressed with a somewhat rounded cap. The Cameroon wrapper definitely looks to have a bit of age to it with not much by way of oil and is quite smooth even with veins running throughout. There’s a slight give in the body when squeezed and has a decent weight, maybe a little on the light side. I punch the cap and find the draw to have little resistance with a sweet, raisin like taste coming through.
With the foot torched and embers burning evenly, I take a good draw and a very good white pepper spice hits the back of the throat very nicely. The smoke, a good medium in body, is flowing effortlessly through the loose draw with a strong, sweet black coffee taste and undertones of cocoa, earth, worn leather, and faint dark roasted nuts. There’s also that sweet raisin flavor that I got in the pre-lit, cold draw.
The burn is good, getting only slightly sideways with a medium pale gray ash forming that is very firm and compact. Although I don’t see tooth in the Cameroon wrapper, it is quite noticeable in the ash. I find the looseness in the draw to actually fit the medium bodied smoke quite well, producing a perfect amount of smoke from each draw taken. The spice continues to be at the perfect amount with the same flavors as previously described. This is indeed a very good cigar.
I’m going to say somewhere around the halfway mark, the smoke evolved into a good full body that was quite strong. However, the smoke was smooth on the palate with the spiciness easing back just a tad. The finish had been somewhat short, being fairly rich with the initial exhaling through the mouth and nose, yet getting towards the end it began lasting more. I also started picking up what seemed like a very nice citrus zest. Very nice indeed! The last third of this cigar? Fantastic!
Might I give a sincere thanks to Charles (not sure if you go by that) for sending me the C.A.O. L’anniversaire Cameroon as I thoroughly enjoyed this cigar. Very good flavors right from the beginning with a spot on body and perfect burn. I’d say this cigar was rather complex and again, thoroughly enjoyable.
With the foot torched and embers burning evenly, I take a good draw and a very good white pepper spice hits the back of the throat very nicely. The smoke, a good medium in body, is flowing effortlessly through the loose draw with a strong, sweet black coffee taste and undertones of cocoa, earth, worn leather, and faint dark roasted nuts. There’s also that sweet raisin flavor that I got in the pre-lit, cold draw.
The burn is good, getting only slightly sideways with a medium pale gray ash forming that is very firm and compact. Although I don’t see tooth in the Cameroon wrapper, it is quite noticeable in the ash. I find the looseness in the draw to actually fit the medium bodied smoke quite well, producing a perfect amount of smoke from each draw taken. The spice continues to be at the perfect amount with the same flavors as previously described. This is indeed a very good cigar.
I’m going to say somewhere around the halfway mark, the smoke evolved into a good full body that was quite strong. However, the smoke was smooth on the palate with the spiciness easing back just a tad. The finish had been somewhat short, being fairly rich with the initial exhaling through the mouth and nose, yet getting towards the end it began lasting more. I also started picking up what seemed like a very nice citrus zest. Very nice indeed! The last third of this cigar? Fantastic!
Might I give a sincere thanks to Charles (not sure if you go by that) for sending me the C.A.O. L’anniversaire Cameroon as I thoroughly enjoyed this cigar. Very good flavors right from the beginning with a spot on body and perfect burn. I’d say this cigar was rather complex and again, thoroughly enjoyable.
Great pictures.