Joined Mar 2007
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Phoenix, AZ
First off, let me just say this is my favorite cigar I've tried yet. Better than what I've tried at twice the price (ie Ashton Cabinet Series, although it's a very good cigar as well, just not worth twice the price).
Size: GOL - 5x56, or what I like to call a fat robusto.
Price: $5.95 at cigar.com, maybe slightly more at the local shop, I really can't remember.
Accompanied with my favorite, a Guinness Draught from the can, poured into a beer glass.
Overall Appearance: 20/20 - A beautiful dark, oily wrapper. Nice firm construction and an excellent cap.
Lighting & Burning Properties - 11/15 - Burned slightly uneven through halfway, where it actually started canoeing a bit. I touched a lit match to it to try and even it out but it wasn't playing ball. This is the only bad thing I can say about this cigar. Burned nice and slow, which it should, this thing is fat enough to go seal clubbing with.
Construction: 30/30 An easy to moderate draw and the wrapper stayed intact the whole way through.
Taste: 33/35 - I deducted 2 points because it was slightly milder than what I expected. Light spiciness to it and a bit of sweetness with a hint of cocoa. A bit of a citrus flavor when exhaled through the nose. Honestly I thought these flavors people tasted in cigars was a bunch of rubbish but this one proved me wrong. A nice complex smoke here. Rich aroma with a medium finish.
Total: 94 - my highest yet for a cigar.
Value: 5 stars out of 5 and Best Buy even at $6.00, simply because it's better than anything I've tried at twice the price. I haven't ponied up enough to pay three times as much for a cigar but I suspect I would feel the same way if I did.
Comments: Just an awesome smoke. Would have scored higher if not for the burn issues. Both guys at the local shop raved about this one and neither is a huge fan of CAO. I'm glad I listened to their recommendations. This is a must for the humidor. Put them in the bottom where nobody else will see them so you can keep them all to yourself :wink:
Size: GOL - 5x56, or what I like to call a fat robusto.
Price: $5.95 at cigar.com, maybe slightly more at the local shop, I really can't remember.
Accompanied with my favorite, a Guinness Draught from the can, poured into a beer glass.
Overall Appearance: 20/20 - A beautiful dark, oily wrapper. Nice firm construction and an excellent cap.
Lighting & Burning Properties - 11/15 - Burned slightly uneven through halfway, where it actually started canoeing a bit. I touched a lit match to it to try and even it out but it wasn't playing ball. This is the only bad thing I can say about this cigar. Burned nice and slow, which it should, this thing is fat enough to go seal clubbing with.
Construction: 30/30 An easy to moderate draw and the wrapper stayed intact the whole way through.
Taste: 33/35 - I deducted 2 points because it was slightly milder than what I expected. Light spiciness to it and a bit of sweetness with a hint of cocoa. A bit of a citrus flavor when exhaled through the nose. Honestly I thought these flavors people tasted in cigars was a bunch of rubbish but this one proved me wrong. A nice complex smoke here. Rich aroma with a medium finish.
Total: 94 - my highest yet for a cigar.
Value: 5 stars out of 5 and Best Buy even at $6.00, simply because it's better than anything I've tried at twice the price. I haven't ponied up enough to pay three times as much for a cigar but I suspect I would feel the same way if I did.
Comments: Just an awesome smoke. Would have scored higher if not for the burn issues. Both guys at the local shop raved about this one and neither is a huge fan of CAO. I'm glad I listened to their recommendations. This is a must for the humidor. Put them in the bottom where nobody else will see them so you can keep them all to yourself :wink:
