Smoked this one under the starry Afghanistan night sky.
This cigar comes in a white "Operation Enduring Freedom" cedar lined tube, and sells for about $7.50 at the shoppette.
This one spent about 2 or 3 weeks in my humidor at 70%. By itself, the wrapper had a nice sweet aroma. Immediately before I smoked it, it smelled very much like honey, but this could be an aroma absorbed by a collection of CAOs I got a week ago. Wrapper was nice, the seams were visible, but a nice tight wrap.
Strength I'd say was average. I was slightly light headed afterward.
Flavor right from the start was a woody cedar overtone. This flavor stayed pretty consistent throughout the cigar, perhaps getting stronger near the end. This one tasted similar to the other Centenarios I've smoked, the Pyramid #9 and #7, although the #7 had hints of milk chocolate here and there. This one didn't have that.
There was a mild pepper zing to this cigar also. More zing than the CAO Brazilia I smoked earlier this week.
Smoke volume was more than I would have expected for such a thin stick. But all of my smoking has been in the dark, so it's hard to really compare it with the larger sticks I've had. This one left a dry feeling in my mouth.
Burn was excellent all the way down. Very slightly wavy, no real problem. This one lasted 1 hour 25 minutes before the smoke started getting too warm.
Overall, I'd say this one was OK. But not worth the price I paid at the shoppette. Given some of the other smokes I've experienced, I'll be reluctant to come back to the centenario line at the prices I've been paying. It's a nice smoke, and not bad. But it's not special either.
Next week I'll be smoking a CAO of some sort. Probably the Mx2, as that is the one I am most interested in trying.
This cigar comes in a white "Operation Enduring Freedom" cedar lined tube, and sells for about $7.50 at the shoppette.
This one spent about 2 or 3 weeks in my humidor at 70%. By itself, the wrapper had a nice sweet aroma. Immediately before I smoked it, it smelled very much like honey, but this could be an aroma absorbed by a collection of CAOs I got a week ago. Wrapper was nice, the seams were visible, but a nice tight wrap.
Strength I'd say was average. I was slightly light headed afterward.
Flavor right from the start was a woody cedar overtone. This flavor stayed pretty consistent throughout the cigar, perhaps getting stronger near the end. This one tasted similar to the other Centenarios I've smoked, the Pyramid #9 and #7, although the #7 had hints of milk chocolate here and there. This one didn't have that.
There was a mild pepper zing to this cigar also. More zing than the CAO Brazilia I smoked earlier this week.
Smoke volume was more than I would have expected for such a thin stick. But all of my smoking has been in the dark, so it's hard to really compare it with the larger sticks I've had. This one left a dry feeling in my mouth.
Burn was excellent all the way down. Very slightly wavy, no real problem. This one lasted 1 hour 25 minutes before the smoke started getting too warm.
Overall, I'd say this one was OK. But not worth the price I paid at the shoppette. Given some of the other smokes I've experienced, I'll be reluctant to come back to the centenario line at the prices I've been paying. It's a nice smoke, and not bad. But it's not special either.
Next week I'll be smoking a CAO of some sort. Probably the Mx2, as that is the one I am most interested in trying.
