jespear
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Friday, July 24, 2015 3:52:03 PM
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/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
Friday, July 24, 2015 3:58:07 PM
Looks amazing - Post a review when it is ashes please.
midmofan
Friday, July 24, 2015 4:09:12 PM
Yes post a review! Looks interesting.
DrMaddVibe
Friday, July 24, 2015 6:51:58 PM
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
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Friday, July 24, 2015 9:11:09 PM
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
Friday, July 24, 2015 9:19:28 PM

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

jespear wrote:

Bless your little heart.

Sounds like another CAO cigar that I'll pass on because it's a POS!

ZRX1200
Friday, July 24, 2015 11:11:49 PM
"When I came back to it after flipping the laundry"

Where did you leave your purse?

DrMaddVibe
Friday, July 24, 2015 11:13:52 PM

"When I came back to it after flipping the laundry"

Where did you leave your purse?

ZRX1200 wrote:

ZACKLY...those POS....sucked then they SUCK now}}}}

jespear
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Saturday, July 25, 2015 12:42:01 AM

"When I came back to it after flipping the laundry"

Where did you leave your purse?

ZRX1200 wrote:

Well, SOMEBODY had to do it.

My wife couldn't . . . She was watching the ARCA race.

QMPASH
Sunday, July 26, 2015 7:36:48 AM

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

jespear wrote:

The last few CAO's I bought were quite disappointing. I will give them another shot.

jespear
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Sunday, July 26, 2015 11:55:10 AM

The last few CAO's I bought were quite disappointing. I will give them another shot.

QMPASH wrote:

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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