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New CAO Pilon
jespear Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 03-19-2004
Posts: 9,462
http://www.cigarsinterna...cigars/95441/cao-pilon/

The owner of the B+M that I patronize gifted me a Pilon Robbie today.
It will be history before the new day arrives.

jes
madspackler Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 03-07-2000
Posts: 3,608
Looks amazing - Post a review when it is ashes please.
midmofan Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 04-25-2014
Posts: 1,108
Yes post a review! Looks interesting.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 10-21-2000
Posts: 55,301
It's a CAO...seriously...It makes you actually want to smoke a Gurkha!

That company has always been for overreaching instead of delivering consistently.

They put more into a band design then they do an actual blend.

**** 'em.
jespear Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 03-19-2004
Posts: 9,462
In spite of DMV's comments . . . Sarcasm

Nicely constructed cigar with a smooth Habano wrapper. (I'm partial to Hab Wraps)
Classic "barnyard" smell, which I'm also partial to.
Easy draw with no burn issues other than a re-light when I came back to it after flipping the laundry.
Nice solid pale gray ash until I flicked it at about 2 inches.
Good amount of smoke, not copious, but enough to make me happy.
No discernible pepper or spice until about the 2/3 mark, and even then, it was just a very faint spiciness on the back of my throat. Mild to medium in strength, leaning toward the mild side. Flavor-wise, it was pleasant, but nothing spectacular.
I prefer med-full cigars, but the mild Pilon would be a good early morning smoke for me.
Will probably pick up a few more just for that reason.


jes

DrMaddVibe Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 10-21-2000
Posts: 55,301
jespear wrote:
In spite of DMV's comments . . . Sarcasm

Nicely constructed cigar with a smooth Habano wrapper. (I'm partial to Hab Wraps)
Classic "barnyard" smell, which I'm also partial to.
Easy draw with no burn issues other than a re-light when I came back to it after flipping the laundry.
Nice solid pale gray ash until I flicked it at about 2 inches.
Good amount of smoke, not copious, but enough to make me happy.
No discernible pepper or spice until about the 2/3 mark, and even then, it was just a very faint spiciness on the back of my throat. Mild to medium in strength, leaning toward the mild side. Flavor-wise, it was pleasant, but nothing spectacular.
I prefer med-full cigars, but the mild Pilon would be a good early morning smoke for me.
Will probably pick up a few more just for that reason.


jes




Bless your little heart.


Sounds like another CAO cigar that I'll pass on because it's a POS!
ZRX1200 Offline
#7 Posted:
Joined: 07-08-2007
Posts: 60,476
"When I came back to it after flipping the laundry"

Where did you leave your purse?
DrMaddVibe Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 10-21-2000
Posts: 55,301
ZRX1200 wrote:
"When I came back to it after flipping the laundry"

Where did you leave your purse?



ZACKLY...those POS....sucked then they SUCK now}}}}
jespear Offline
#9 Posted:
Joined: 03-19-2004
Posts: 9,462
ZRX1200 wrote:
"When I came back to it after flipping the laundry"

Where did you leave your purse?


Well, SOMEBODY had to do it.
My wife couldn't . . . She was watching the ARCA race.
QMPASH Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 03-15-2011
Posts: 897
jespear wrote:
In spite of DMV's comments . . . Sarcasm

Nicely constructed cigar with a smooth Habano wrapper. (I'm partial to Hab Wraps)
Classic "barnyard" smell, which I'm also partial to.
Easy draw with no burn issues other than a re-light when I came back to it after flipping the laundry.
Nice solid pale gray ash until I flicked it at about 2 inches.
Good amount of smoke, not copious, but enough to make me happy.
No discernible pepper or spice until about the 2/3 mark, and even then, it was just a very faint spiciness on the back of my throat. Mild to medium in strength, leaning toward the mild side. Flavor-wise, it was pleasant, but nothing spectacular.
I prefer med-full cigars, but the mild Pilon would be a good early morning smoke for me.
Will probably pick up a few more just for that reason.


jes



The last few CAO's I bought were quite disappointing. I will give them another shot.
jespear Offline
#11 Posted:
Joined: 03-19-2004
Posts: 9,462
QMPASH wrote:
The last few CAO's I bought were quite disappointing. I will give them another shot.


Herb,
Like a lot of other manufacturers, CAO has WAY too many different blends on the market.
Of all the offerings out there, (CAO and others ), I'm sure there are a few that don't suck.
The PILON, for me anyways, is one of those sticks. Not spectacular, but enjoyable.
I guess it's just hit or miss with the different blends . . . and as always . . . everybody's tastes differ.


jes
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