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Origin : Honduras
Format : Toro
Size : 152 x 20 mm
Ring : 50
Wrapper : Brazil
Filler : Nicaragua
Binder : Nicaragua
Hand-Made
Price : ~$5 each
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I definitely have a problem with CAO cigars. First, my disappointment with the CAO Italia. Now, I think I completely missunderstood the CAO Brazilia which is getting good reviews all around the cigar blogosphere (you might also want to check out the guest review by Cory of the CAO Brazilia Gol! here at Cigar Inspector). Somehow, I found it quite tasteless and disappointing.
Appearance : 
I had the Lambada vitola for this review which is a standard 6 x 50 Toro. The dark Brazilian wrapper looks really good and smells of chocolate (among other scents). Of course, the band makes me think about Rio de Janeiro beaches, the carnaval and the 1994 World Cup in the USA which was the first one I watched (I’m still quite young, you know).
Construction :
Unlike the Italia, the construction on this stick was impeccable. The Lambada was regularly packed, was very easy to cut & light and it smoked beautifully.
Flavor : 
The flavor, on the other hand, completely disappointed me. It was bland and grassy with occasional coffee notes. I felt no real evolution and the smoke left my mouth very dry. I put it off in the beginning of the last third.
Value :
I will wait a little bit before buying any more CAO cigars except, perhaps, the LX2/MX2 series.
Overall Rating :
I heard rumors that the blend for Brazilias has been changed. If this is true (can anyone confirm?), then I can understand that I didn’t like this cigar as much as others (who reviewed the cigar much earlier than me).
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I wonder if you got a hold of a bad one or something, I find them to be much more flavorful than this.
We can’t all like the same cigars though. :)
Sorry that you had such a poor experience… I have enjoyed the Brazilias for several years. I get a much richer flavor profile from them. I hope that you get a chance to try a few more from different batches to see how they compare.
Thanks for the review!
I agree with Jesse, I have yet to get a hold of a bad Brazilia.
That’s interesting that this cigar didn’t bring you any flavor.
I think CAO is either a hit or miss with people, love it or hate it.
What do you think about the America line? I personally think that it’s the most flavorless, worthless stick ever created.
Rob, I haven’t tried the America line yet and to be honest I’m a bit afraid to smoke one based on my bad experiences with other CAO cigars. I guess this will have to wait :)
I agree with your review completely! It’s good to know I’m not the only one being underwhelmed by them these days. I reviewed the CAO Gol on my podcast recently and thought the quality of the blend was nothing like it used to be. Maybe a bad batch got out somehow, but I’ve had five Gol’s from three different sources recently and none of them lived up to my old memories of that line.
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