2004 CAO Maduro Trois Diamant Magnum L'Anniversaire

[jrfoxx]

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Wrapper Color: Maduro

Wrapper type: Connecticut Broadleaf

Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican

Binder: Nicaraguan

Vitola: Magnum (6x52)

Humidimeter Reading: 60% (interesting after several months in a Boveda Butler verified 65% tupperdor)

Environment:

Temperature: 81 degrees

Humidity: 34%

Wind: 14mph intermittent

A 6x52 Magnum with a medium, toothy, wrapper with invisible seams, a medium, short cap, and a firm bunch. Overall an attractive looking cigar.

An even burn, short, conical coal, strong, mottled grey ash and a perfect draw.

Ample smoke volume and a fragrant aroma.

Of ample richness, generous body and flavor with a perfect balance Of herbal, vegetal and floral taste, making for a smooth, mild-medium strength.

Finish was brief and modest, consisting of light herbal and vegetal flavors.

No sweetness, bitterness, burn on the tongue, sharpness or saltiness.

Of outstanding character and an overall outstanding cigar with a final, highest to date, score of 97 out of 100.

Another great, aged smoke from Bruce aka @Ljutic


I friggin love cigars

[Ljutic]

Wow...when fresh these were good. It doesn't look like age has changed them much for the worse.

It looks like you started using the humidity meter after the CAO Magnum Extreme review. I went back and looked for your reading in that review. Since all 3 Magnums lived together in a bundle, I was curious if it showed the same reading as this cigar.

My buddy Frank stopped by yesterday and was raving over a basic Leon Jimenez single that made it into his cigars last month. He thought it was one of the best cigars he's ever smoked. I really don't remember dropping it into his bag, or if I have any more in the humidor. You just never know when a cigar will hit someone just right.

[jrfoxx]

Wow...when fresh these were good. It doesn't look like age has changed them much for the worse.

It looks like you started using the humidity meter after the CAO Magnum Extreme review. I went back and looked for your reading in that review. Since all 3 Magnums lived together in a bundle, I was curious if it showed the same reading as this cigar.

My buddy Frank stopped by yesterday and was raving over a basic Leon Jimenez single that made it into his cigars last month. He thought it was one of the best cigars he's ever smoked. I really don't remember dropping it into his bag, or if I have any more in the humidor. You just never know when a cigar will hit someone just right.

Wow...when fresh these were good. It doesn't look like age has changed them much for the worse.

It looks like you started using the humidity meter after the CAO Magnum Extreme review. I went back and looked for your reading in that review. Since all 3 Magnums lived together in a bundle, I was curious if it showed the same reading as this cigar.

My buddy Frank stopped by yesterday and was raving over a basic Leon Jimenez single that made it into his cigars last month. He thought it was one of the best cigars he's ever smoked. I really don't remember dropping it into his bag, or if I have any more in the humidor. You just never know when a cigar will hit someone just right.

I'm sure the were. I'm a big CAO fan. Never had one i didn't thoroughly enjoy, and you are definitely correct that age certainly didn't hurt them any. No idea if they helped, never having had a fresh one of these.

Yeah, the Humidimeter is a fairly recent addition along with environmental conditions, and country of origin for filler and binder, instead of just the wrapper.

It seems as though with every cigar I smoke for review, something comes up and I end up changing or adding something to the form i use while smoking to get instant impressions of everything as i go rather than trying to remember after the fact, especially with my memory damage.

Just glancing back at past reviews since I started including the Humidimeter reading, they are more in the 62%-64% range, but the manufacturer's stated accuracy for it is +/- 2%, so given that, they are all about the same, as they should be coming out of the same tupperdor with 65% Bovedas.

I think my particular one tends to read on the lower side, as even on cigars rott, only 1 or 2 have read 65% or higher. Even given that factored in, its still interesting that it would only be 62% with accuracy correction, since I would think that I have had them long enough to have acclimated to my Boveda Butler verified, way more than needed for the number of cigars in it, 65% Bovedas, 100% air tight and stable tupperdor. Plus I want to say when we discussed it briefly you mentioned that your walk in was at 65%, or if not, certainly close enough for them to have acclimated by now.

All that rambling aside, it was really an outstanding cigar and well deserving of the 97 score, even counting more than just taste alone, which was so good i burned my finger trying to milk out every las puff i could. I fumbled it a little and actually woke up with a blister from it being so short,lol.

If I remember correctly, the 2 of the 3 points it lost were in the appearance/construction section for having a rough feel to it, and 1 in the smoke volume section for being "ample" instead of the highest score of "excellent".

Otherwise it i saw no areas needing to score them lower than the maximum score.

Really looking forward to smoking the Cameroon and especially the Maduro Corona in hopes its just as good as the Magnum.

This is going to be a really tough one to beat with what I have left for review.

I friggin love cigars

[jrfoxx]

Thinking that I will do the Cameroon in either the next review or the one after that for a closer comparison. That 2010 OpusX has been really calling me for a while now, as they are just too strong for me until they get over 3 years on them, so am really curious what 12 years has done as 5 years is the oldest I have had.

I friggin love cigars