Review: CAO Last Cigar Standing
When we were at Alcorns last week, I found an interesting
package with cigars in it. I read the
place card on it and found it is a cigar promotion from CAO where the smoker
gets to “pick” the next production cigar.
In order to get the tin with the cigars, you have to buy six (6) CAO
cigars and you get the tin with the cigars free. Not too bad a deal so I scooped one up. Here are my reviews for the three cigars. Please note that I don’t have any concrete
information on the blends, tobaccos or history behind each cigar. I only know that each was a robusto size
(5x50).
Review C: Of the
three, this was the worst. The only good
thing about it was the construction.
There was almost no flavor or aroma and it was very one dimensional.
Review A: Of the
three, this was the most balanced cigar.
I wasn’t a HUGE fan of any ONE of them, but this one has the most
potential. I think this is a Honduran Rosado wrapper. Flavor was decent and construction was
EXCELLENT. I wish it had just a little
more oomph. Good but not great. By far the best of the three.
Review O: If this one
had just a little less Ligero, it would have been tops in my book. I normally like stronger cigars but this one
was just a little harsh and the Ligero I think made it burn uneven and I had to
relight it several times.
Final thoughts:
Honestly this is a great marketing concept and will no doubt get a lot
of buy in from the people who sample the cigars. Depending on the price point of these, I
could see myself picking up a few of the A version if it wins. No way in hell on the C version.
Matt
