CAO L'Anniversaire Maduro

[Donk]

Ok guys, if you have read past reviews I have tried to stand up for Cao. Well not this time. Sorry CAO!! I just finished smoking a CAO Aniv. Maduro robusto 5X50. I bought it a few days ago and thought well I like my CAO's so why not. It might just be me but I thought that this cigar, and by the way I have smoke several! Has a harsh burn to it, although it had no hints of any sweetness or chocolate taste or alot of what make an Maduro to me good. I though it had a rather woody taste to it and that was it throughout the entire cigar, no new hints of anything. The cigar just didn't taste worth smoking. So about 3/4 of the way through I chucked it out.
I have smoked alot of maduro lately from Fuente's to CAO's to Partagas to excaliburs, even some no namers Like TOPIC. All these other maduro's have always been plesant smokers. I probably won't buy another one of these CAO anv. Maduro
What are some of your experiences with this cigar?

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[Gummi Bear]

I bought one a couple of months ago, just to try. I had kind of the same feelings about them. Not that great of a smoke, and I'm a CAO fan as well.

I guess I won't be buying another.

 

[MichiganM]

CAO is ok to me, but they seem to spend more time on marketing than they do on making quality cigars. I like the quieter, old school, brands better.

 

[tedski]

I like some, but not all CAOs. But the same is true of many brands. You might also have just got one of the bad ones in a bunch.

 

[Greg]

Is this the red-banded one? I remember enjoying one of these, I think :dunno:

 

[Sticks]

Thanks for the review! Nice to hear when a cigar doesn't measure up.

 

[Hoodere]

Thanks for the scoop, havn't tried any of their maduros yet. Guess they will go to the bottom of the list.

 

[CWS]

That used to be one of my staples. Some how I got away from them. Not the same now. I do remember that when they first came out they were the bomb. Then they changed factories and became not as good.

 

[Greg]

That used to be one of my staples. Some how I got away from them. Not the same now. I do remember that when they first came out they were the bomb. Then they changed factories and became not as good.

Yeah, I remember them as being very good smokes!! I think :dunno:

Are these red-banded?

 

[Gummi Bear]

Yes, these are the red banded ones

I remember it being a very 'dirty' cigar, like someone had dropped it in the sand. Hot and harsh too. It was hard to discern any flavors, I couldn't get past the icky flavor in my mouth (<--- In case you're I have a 3 year old).


I had some 5Vegas Gold's that were the same way, and I had a really ugly view on them. I left a few of them sitting in the bottom of my humi for 6-8 months and figured I'd give it one more shot before I tossed them, or just started handing them out on the street. I smoked up the rest in a couple of weeks. Time sure helped them out, and they were actually quite good.

I may pick up another CAO L Anniversaire Maduro and try sticking it in the bottom corner of my humi just to see if that helps.