Review Notes: Looks pretty average, nothing special. No veins is a plus. Burned with a uniform white ash. Lots of smoke. Easy draw. Got some oak, forest floor, hay, and citrus hints. Smoothed out after the first inch, but burn got erratic and needed several corrections throughout. Finished unfavorable with a bitterness in the back and top of my mouth. I wasn't a huge fan of the brazilia and didn't find this any better.

Review Notes: I expected a bit more from this cigar. While the stick produced plenty of smoke and had a good draw, the flavor was not as complex as I was expecting. In addtion, several burn problems needed to be corrected. A good cigar it is but not a memorable one.

Review Notes: I tend to like CAO cigars, but not this one. This is the worst CAO I have ever smoked, by far. I had been wanting to try this one out for quite some time (I purchased this one from a member of the forums). Never again. The wrapper had very small cracks throughout and the taste was just BAD.

Review Notes: This medium bodied stick provided lots of smoke and a unique flavor that I enjoyed. My only complaint is that in the few I've had, I've consistently run into burn consistency problems. This is unusual in my experience with any CAO line. But with a slight touchup here and there things proceeded fine - just a pet peeve of mine. Otherwise, the ash looked great, overall appearance of the wrapper was a nice consistent oily dark brown. I may have to go back and try the Brazilla again, but the uniqueness of this smoke really struck me. IMO, its lacks the spice of the Brazilla but has a tangy flavor with floral notes. A little high in price to be an everyday smoke but certainly one to give a try.

Review Notes: CAO did it this time. I'm not sure which of the filler blend makes this a winner, but I hope it's the Italian tobacco.