Smoke-N-Spirits

“Everyday Smoke”I was pretty stoked on enjoying this CAO L’Anniversaire and all was going well until it turned into a bubbling cauldron of tarry death! (More on that later)

Before lighting up I marveled a bit at the smooth maduro wrapper with it’s exceptionally small veins and shrink-wrapped like appearance. I lit it up and went to town. The drag was perfect and the smoke was velvety smooth. Despite a bit of an inconsistent burn the ash formed well and looked great. The flavor was very smooth and balanced with a little bit of sweetness. Unfortunately, a slight tar taste started developing about an inch and a half in and continued until the finish. It actually got so bad that it pretty much wrecked the whole experience. By about halfway through there were visible bubbles of tar coming out of the cap and I dared not touch any part of my mouth to the cap. Any lesser of a man would have most likely died from the experience, but being the trooper that I am I continued through to the bitter end (…and it was bitter)!  So what would have been an excellent cigar was magically transformed into a bubbling cauldron of tarry death. Bummer.

OVERALL RATING: 66

Appearance and Construction: 14
Flavor: 12
Smoking Characteristics: 22
Overall Impression: 18

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