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CAO 65th Anniversary Cigar
Hayseeds Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 12-17-2002
Posts: 75
I saw these in my local smoke shop. Has anyone tried these? If so, what did ya's think?
Any comments would be appreciated.
jd1 Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 02-14-2001
Posts: 3,118
Wow what timing; I smoked one last night. I had it for about 3 months. It was the smaller of the series. Good amount of tobacco in there; nice oily wrapper that had just started the ploom process. The burn was slightly uneven and got more so toward the middle. Nothing spectacular about this one. Good medium bodied stick if you like medium bodied sticks. I didn't care for it much and lit up an El Rico to come away with something that satisfied me. If CAO set out to make this a quality medium bodied smoke, I guess they succeeded, but IMHO, there are much better sticks for this price. For example; Buc Classic maduro, any Padron, El Rico, Joy de Nic Antano 1970, Oliva O, etc. etc. etc.
Stickbow Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 01-16-2003
Posts: 870
I purchased a box of the Esen CAO 65th Anniversary edition for a holiday celebration with my smoking buddies. The cigar turned out to be a total disappointment. The taste was mild at best but the major problem was the wrapper. After smoking them for a while four out of five started to unwrap. I was twisted. I brought the remaining cigars back to where I bought them and was given a full refund. I also contacted CAO. I was sent a box of cigars, hat and a tee shirt. I continue to smoke CAOs because I enjoy the taste as well as the service I received by CAO and the cigar store where I buy my cigars. Brazilia samba and eXtreme churchills are two of my favorite sticks.

Hayseeds Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 12-17-2002
Posts: 75
Thanks ya'll for your advice
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