Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

[highsierrasmokin']

CAO has went down hill. The Italian and Brazil no longer taste the same and they all need months of rest to compete with other brands. CAO is now made to a price point and not a quality standard in my opinion.

I had a first time bizarre CAO experience today. Photos to come, stay tuned...

 

[Rdelia]

Smooth cigar but body is too low for my preference.

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[Rdelia]

CAO has went down hill. The Italian and Brazil no longer taste the same and they all need months of rest to compete with other brands. CAO is now made to a price point and not a quality standard in my opinion.

Agree. I usually buy a box of Brazilas when it gets about halfway with the pre determination that I won’t touch it for 6 months to a year. Good value when it sits for a while though IMO.


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[Palama]

God of Fire Don Carlos 2007 Robusto



Camacho Havana Petite Corona

 

[OneStrangeOne]

AVO LE 2020 with Costa Rican coffee

 

[Mikenice81]

Martes 13 after breakfast

Edit:
At the halfway point there is a nice mesquite and spice flavor with hay, leather, and cream. I really wish they weren't limited production. It has the smoothness to be a morning smoke, but the power of a mid-day smoke. It is great after a breakfast of eggs with chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and feta cheese.

 

[Dylantaylor059]

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[JG358]

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[Jrfoxx]

Agree. I usually buy a box of Brazilas when it gets about halfway with the pre determination that I won’t touch it for 6 months to a year. Good value when it sits for a while though IMO.


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So I'm gathering from the 2 of you that with a little bit of age most of the cao's become the rott smokes they used to be?

Very interesting.
I wonder why that would be the case as they were always great rott 10 years ago when I smoked a lot of them

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[Rdelia]

Production picked up during covid. 2020 had record breaking cigar sales. Factories are pushing cigars out faster than they have in the past so the cigars are younger. Those are my personal thoughts, anyway.


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[BloodWood]

~ Warped

 

[BrendanM]

Drew Estate Puros Huerfanos De Centro Americano

 

[Jrfoxx]

HDM le Hoyo de San Juan

Excellent in every regard as always.
Consistently perfect.

Has definitely become an all time favorite smoke for me

Definitely need to order more soon

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[Gravelface]

I’m going to have to have a CAO smoke sample with some new ones.
just checked my Brazilias were ordered 02/20 and Flatheads 05/20 so that might be why I’m still really enjoying them.

 

[Haegejc]

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[highsierrasmokin']

Ugh! No pinche bueno!

 

[highsierrasmokin']

More no buenoness. Love these when they don't have holes right down the middle. It won't stop me from buying more though.

 

[Jrfoxx]

'07 PLPC

Very tasty and flavorful still.

Perfect burn and construction, draw was a little bit tight but livable.

All around one of the better aged smokes I have had

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[Mr.Draned]

-Fuente 8-5-8
@Rupe lotto winning!

 

[Drexell]