CAO America Anthem

[BamaRed]

I got this email from my local shop the other day and wondering if any of you guys had tried these out. I am still learning which sticks I like and only have a small collection of sticks right now. Wondering if I should add these...

Thanks guys!
-Hunter

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Just wanted to let you know we have a limited supply of the CAO America Anthem. This cigar comes in its own coffin box and measures 8 1/2" x 50. Only 18,000 were produced. The "Anthem" is a special edition 'A' size that CAO has done for their America brand. It's the same wrapper/binder/filler as the rest of the line.

This stick is not displayed in the walk-in humidor, so you will need to ask for assistance when purchasing.

It's first come, first serve on these because of the limited supply.

 

[Broadway Joe]

I haven't seen that email yet, IMHO those Americas didn't really live up to the hype for me. They're good but not great

 

[Benzopyrene]

do a search you may find another thread about this cigar.:stretchgr

 

[dpricenator]

8.5 x 50....I don't have that much time to smoke, but I had a smaller version and it was just OK, nothing amazing. The other one is sitting the humi for conversation value.

 

[CWS]

http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=17443&highlight=america

 

[vperlman]

.., IMHO those Americas didn't really live up to the hype for me. They're good but not great

You nailed it.

 

[RigilKent]

i have a Torp sized america i got from DPrice but haven't smoked yet.

 

[BamaRed]

I am supposed to search for information? Bah humbug! LOL!

-BR

 

[dpricenator]

http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=17443&highlight=america

I am supposed to search for information? Bah humbug! LOL!

-BR

nope here it is. good but not great

 

[SmokeProper]

I like the stick. How much they asking per each? Compare to about $115 per box of diff size at cigarplace.biz

 

[daniyal]

Call me a traditionalist but I like my wrappers to be uniform in colour. Is it just me or are CAO more hype than flavour?

 

[bballbaby]

I've heard they're decent but could use a year of age. They defrinitelylook pretty, imo. I'm sitting on the monument, a big 'ol torpedo.

 

[dpricenator]

Call me a traditionalist but I like my wrappers to be uniform in colour. Is it just me or are CAO more hype than flavour?

The barber pole look is cool, but I don't see a need for it other than for presentation and conversation. CAO as a whole is good at making it's cigars visible in a humidor that holds hundreds of boxes of smokes. That's just good business. However, I think CAO has in the past gone overboard with the marketing, as in lines such s the Vision, and Sopranos. Just OK cigars that sell for $20 a pop. The MX2 and CX2 and Black are great smokes that I will buy again. I also enjoy the Italia and Brazilia. So YES...a lot of hype...some justified and some not so much.