Guest Quick Smoke: CAO Flavours Moontrance
17 Nov 2007
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Given the name, I figured it an appropriate late night snack for a Monday night. The CAO Moontrance Robusto comes in at 5 inches with a 48 ring gauge, which I paid just around $4 for a couple weeks ago. It is impeccably constructed and presented. Individually lined with cedar and blue ribbon with a matching blue and gold label, she’s a real looker. She also burns as even as they come giving off bountiful amounts of smoke and holding over an inch of ash. However, this is where the praise ends.
It’s presentation and quality construction will never make up for it’s numerous shortcomings. From the minute you put the cigar to your lips, you are greeted with this sickeningly sweet taste; extremely artificial. Furthermore, upon lighting up, you realize that the flavor is relegated entirely to the wrapper. The cigar is just a plain old mild-tasting smoke. If this wasn’t bad enough, it burns quite hot, which further takes away from the experience. I’m slowly but surely learning to avoid CAO’s oddballs and marketing ploys and rely on their tried and true, time tested, quality blends.
Verdict = Sell.
–Submitted by Chris Verhoeven of Washington, DC.
Patrick Ashby
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Shouldn't the verdict be "Sell"?
GeorgeH-
Yes, that was a typo. Thanks for pointing it out.
I have tried all the CAO Flavors line. I like the Moontrance but only the tubos. The flavor just doesn't hold up on larger sizes.
Of course the only true review is if you try a cigar yourself, so don't take this douchebags opinion to heart.