CAO CRIOLLO PAMPA Review

Wrapper – Criollo
Filler - Nicaraguan
Ring Size - 38
Length – 4.00”

Construction: Medium Brown wrapper. Firm with no veins.

Prelight: Very earthy smell.

Burn: Lit evenly. Even burn. Did not require a re-light.

Draw: Very easy.

Light up was easy and at first had a real outdoor woods taste.
After the third draw the pepper started kicking in. nice and spicy.
So many taste and so little time. Vanilla, just a hint and then back to the spicey pepper taste. This little guy is changing with ever draw.

Zero burning issues and wrapper stayed perfect throughout.

Not great amounts of smoke but, thru and thru quite even to the end.
Would I give this little guy another shot. You bet. Send them if you got them.



To the nub.



Who sent me this stick. I need more.
Very nice 1/2 hour to 3/4 hour smoke.
Get you some.

[Python]

Nice review. I have one of thoses in my humidor and now I am really tempted to try it later today.

[Acesfull]

picked up a 5'er of these off of cbid... should be getting to my house monday im sure ill find some time during the week to try it

[MaduroScotty]

These are really underestimated IMHO. I really like them a lot and the flavor is just something else, it's one really good cigar. The construction is very good too.

[JAX]

This really is a great smoke...try it in a torpedeo...it'll knock your socks off.

[riverdog-cr]

Picked up a tin at JR last week and agree right down the line. Great little smoke. Can't wait to try some of it's big brothers.

[KevinG]

CAO Criollo is on my top 10 list since I tried it about a year and a half ago.

I agree with MaduroScotty. It's great stick that you don't seem to hear much about.

[riverdog-cr]

Originally Posted by KevinG

CAO Criollo is on my top 10 list since I tried it about a year and a half ago.

I agree with MaduroScotty. It's great stick that you don't seem to hear much about.

.....[size=7]shhhhhh, supply and demand you know.[/size]

[HeavyMetal-cr]

A great little corona.

[riverdog-cr]

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.......... Finally managed to win a box of Criollo Mancha on c-bid. Had burned my last Pampa and down to a couple of Conquistadors. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.........

[lazylightningNY-cr]

I am trying to get to know the CAO line better. I will give this stick a try. Thanks for the review.

[riverdog-cr]

All of the Criollo line are in my top 10 and if you were to try to pin me down to only one cigar to smoke from now on, it would get strong consideration, not because it just knocks your socks off every time, but because each one of them is just so consistently good. Now if they just made it in a perfecto..........

[bjoliva]

great review. i like the pictures and how you covered all aspects of the cigar. another cigar for my "to smoke" list, since everyone else on this board seems to agree with you...