CAO Review Set

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CAO Brazilia Gol! Review
Smoked: 9/2 am
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It appears to be oily, and a bit veiny. Nose off the wrapper is barnyard, the same with tobacco at the foot.
Prelight draw is a deep coffee and earth.
On lighting, I have immediate cocoa notes, plus leather and salt.
First third: Tastes are earth and cocoa, aroma is salty and cocoa. Hmm, salted chocolate.
Second third: Taste of coffee and cocoa, aroma is salty, earthy and cocoa.
Final third: It's heating up. Taste of coffee and earth, aroma is salty and earthy.
Put it down with an inch to go. LOVE these cigars!

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CAO Italia Ciao! Review
Smoked: 9/3 am
This one displays slight tooth in the wrapper. Nose off the wrapper is hay and spice, earth and tobacco at the foot. Moistening the cap brings a tongue-tingling spice note.
First third: Taste is spice, oak and earth. Aroma is hard to pin down, but oaky and rich. At the back is a subtle "sweet dirt" note that is very pleasant.
Second and final thirds are the same as the first, with the "sweet dirt" waxing and waning. I recall that note being very prominent in earlier encounters with this stick, and I sorta missed it here

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CAO MX2 Robustos Review
Smoked 9/3 pm
This stick is firm to touch. Nose off the wrapper is coffee and tobacco, and pepper, earth and barnyard at the foot. Prelight draw is black pepper and spice.
First third: Taste is a creamy note, paired with coffee. Aroma is cocoa and spice.
Second third: Taste is coffee and black pepper. Aroma is black pepper and spice.
Final third: Taste is coffee, cocoa and indeterminate pepper. Aroma is cocoa, spice and black pepper.
This was, like the Brazilia, another pleasant return to a good stick. Made me wish I had more of the fabled Eight O Clock dark chocolate cherry coffee to go with

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CAO VR Moby (toro) Review
Smoked: 9/5 pm
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Toothy, oily wrapper. I confess, I was too enthusiastic about it to get prelight draw and aromas.
First third: Taste is tobacco, spice and espresso. Aroma is charcoal (!), black pepper and cedar.
Second third: Taste is salt and pepper, and espresso. Aroma is cocoa and cedar.
Final third: Taste is charcoal and licorice. Aroma is charcoal and cedar. Unfortunately, the charcoal taste alerted me to the heat increase, and I let her go. Another enlightening re-visit

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CAO CX2 Robusto Review
Smoked: 9/6 pm
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Wrapper is woody and delicately peppery. The foot is earth and tobacco.
First third: Taste is salt, pepper and wood. Aroma is oaky, salty and spicy.
Second third: Taste is oaky and salty. Aroma is spice and black pepper. The transition to the final third is heralded with a citrus addition to the aromas.
Final third: Taste is oaky and spicy. Aroma is oak and black pepper.
Another good CAO. So far, I have been lucky. I have never had a bad cigar from them.