KayakinBoy
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
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Information I found on CAO Soprano Cigars, which I'm sure is equal to the limited edition ones also:
I would say that is a pretty accurate description of these cigars. I found it more enjoyable than the regular line of CAO Sopranos I have smoked before.
First of all, this cigar is a feast for the eyes. The cap is Candela, then there is another section of a Natural wrapper, after that is the Maduro wrapper itself covering the rest of the cigar, with a well place Dom Perignon Shield (Natural shade) on the middle of the cigar itself. CAO did an excellent job on the construction of this cigar. IMHO, it was flawless.
The smoking conditions were pretty nice. We had decided to head out to the woods for some BBQ and camping. We placed three racks of ribs in the smoker, and knew we had about 2 hours till they were done. I proceded to pull the CAO Bottle from my bag of cigars I had brought, and watched my buddies begin to point and question what I was about to smoke. I cut the cigar and after about two minutes of puffing, I finally had it going. While I wouldn't say the cigar was great, I wouldn't say it was terrible. It was mild to medium, good flavor, nothing big to report. I've always found the other CAO Sopranos I've had to have soft spots, or be a bit harsh at times, but this cigar was not. The Ash held extremely well. The only time I lost any is when I had to sit it down to fix another drink.
My only complaint was the burn issues. I touched it up only a few times, and it did correct some towards the end, but I thought I might have burn issues from the begining, so I wasn't too worried.
If I had to rate it, I'd say maybe 84/100. I think I might save the other Bottle Shaped Cigar for New Years. Seems that would be a fitting time to enjoy it.
Oh, and the ribs were awesome. :laugh:
I would say that is a pretty accurate description of these cigars. I found it more enjoyable than the regular line of CAO Sopranos I have smoked before.
First of all, this cigar is a feast for the eyes. The cap is Candela, then there is another section of a Natural wrapper, after that is the Maduro wrapper itself covering the rest of the cigar, with a well place Dom Perignon Shield (Natural shade) on the middle of the cigar itself. CAO did an excellent job on the construction of this cigar. IMHO, it was flawless.
The smoking conditions were pretty nice. We had decided to head out to the woods for some BBQ and camping. We placed three racks of ribs in the smoker, and knew we had about 2 hours till they were done. I proceded to pull the CAO Bottle from my bag of cigars I had brought, and watched my buddies begin to point and question what I was about to smoke. I cut the cigar and after about two minutes of puffing, I finally had it going. While I wouldn't say the cigar was great, I wouldn't say it was terrible. It was mild to medium, good flavor, nothing big to report. I've always found the other CAO Sopranos I've had to have soft spots, or be a bit harsh at times, but this cigar was not. The Ash held extremely well. The only time I lost any is when I had to sit it down to fix another drink.
My only complaint was the burn issues. I touched it up only a few times, and it did correct some towards the end, but I thought I might have burn issues from the begining, so I wasn't too worried.
If I had to rate it, I'd say maybe 84/100. I think I might save the other Bottle Shaped Cigar for New Years. Seems that would be a fitting time to enjoy it.
Oh, and the ribs were awesome. :laugh:
good thing because I would smoke it now .
