CAO Black Bengal

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Wrapper: Connecticut-Ecuador
Binder: Habano-seed Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico

I recently decided that I would light up a CAO Black that I had sitting in my humidor. It had been in there for a couple of months, so I know it was well rested. I generally enjoy CAO products, so I was hoping that this would be no exception. With that said, here’ s what I thought.

Pre-Light: As I examined this cigar, I noticed that there was a small tear in the wrapper leaf toward the head, right where I would put my mouth. I didn’t think much of it, and it didn’t prove to be a problem. As I took the cigar lengthwise along my nose, I got some nice leathery smells, with some spice and a little bit of coffee. I clipped the head with my ever-trusty Palio cutter, and lit it up with my Ronson Jet-lite.

1/3: As I started in on this cigar, the draw was a little tighter than I liked, but not totally unmanageable. The first few puffs were pure spice, with little else. As I continued, the flavor of spice became a bit more muted, and the leathery and coffee flavors started to show themselves a bit. So far, I am really enjoying the complexity of flavors in this cigar!

2/3: As I continued to the next third of this cigar, I decided to ash the smoke, as I didn’t want to end up wearing the ash. The ash was holding firm, and the cigar was burning razor sharp. As I sat and enjoyed this portion of the cigar, the complexity started to fade away, just a little. The flavors became mostly leather and coffee, and the spice seemed to almost go completely away. That was fine with me, since it was early morning, and I enjoy the coffee flavors with my cup of coffee.

3/3: As I was finishing up this cigar, the burn was still razor straight, and the ash was holding strong. The draw still is a little tight, but not so tight that I wasn’t enjoying the cigar. As I got down to the end of the smoke, the flavors didn’t change much. The coffee and leather flavors were still there, but that was ok, because I was really enjoying it.

All in all, I didn’t want to put this cigar down when I was done with it. It started out pretty complex, then settled down to a solid, enjoyable smoke.

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