CAO Odyssey 2000 - 2001 Torpedo Review

[macms]

I gave away my collection over a year ago for health reasons. I returned to the leaf recently and went seeking my "stash". I was able to beg, buy, and trade to get some of them back. To celebrate, I smoked one of the two Odyssey's I was able to retrieve for this review.

Anyway, here is a cigar you don’t see everyday. The CAO Odyssey Torpedo is 6 3/4 x 55 that comes individually packaged in its own coffin box. This one has been resting for a long time.

This cigar is made from a wonderful combination of six different types of Cuban seed fillers. This tasty cigar features habano seed binder and sixth priming Ecuadorian Rosado wrapper that imparts a flavor that is second to none. This complex cigar has been aged since September 1, 1995. The CAO Odyssey is one of the rarest limited cigars introduced in late 2000.

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The Odyssey is very well made, and provided a nice volume of smoke with little effort. The cigar burned evenly and did not require any relights and produced a stable long ash. It is a medium bodied smoke with an abundance of creamy nutmeg and vanilla spice accents with tones of white pepper. The finish is incredibly clean, leaving only a slight, lingering and pleasing peppery taste on the palate.
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Just a smooth, tasty and rewarding cigar. I sipped a cup of dark java between mouthfuls of the peppery smoke. Yum... Oh, and did I mention the pleasant buzz?

Someday I will gift the remaining one to an unsuspecting gorilla!

[atlacatl]

Nice review. I have one of these in my humidor, and I dare not smoke it because it's the only one I have. I want to buy some more, but the price of these sticks drives me away.

[hurricane6]

nice review! i bought 2 of these at $10 each, i smoked one and gave the other away. i found it to be like smoking paper, no flavor. after reading your review, i wish i would've held on to the other one!

[Papichulo]

Nice review and i too like them. I bought a box over xmas, but I am not sure what year they were.

[White97Jimmy]

Nice! I think it is the only CAO I have not had....and I am a CAO biotch!

[Papichulo]

Originally Posted by White97Jimmy

Nice! I think it is the only CAO I have not had....and I am a CAO biotch!

They are hard to get. However, have you tried the new 10th anni? It is awesome

[White97Jimmy]

Another I have not tried Papichulo. I just looked it up and saw that they are $62 for a box/10.

I will have to keep that in mind when I am purchasing next time.

[Coffee Grounds]

Good review

I have smoke a few of these and they are very good. This is a super complex smoke and would even goes as far to call it sophisticated.

The problem I have with them is they cost me about $15 per stick and I really don't think they are worth that. THere are just so many great cigars at the $7 price point that if you are going to charge $15 it needs to really stand out.