CAO Black VR Moby

As always, beautiful construction...maybe a bit more spotty than other CAOs. However, this still means it is constructed better than almost any. Flavor - right off the bat, beautiful tatses of chocolate and cinnamon. The cinnamon surprised me, but it it was gorgeously combined with a spicy undertone. The cigar held its flavor throughout the ENTIRE smoke. Some notes of rich coffee, but dark chocolate and sexy spice prevail. I love this cigar and I think it compares favorably with CAO Brazilia (and I really enjoy the Braszilia). Smoked this cigar with Young's Double Chocolate Stout and Russian Imperial Stout. A gorgeous, delicious smoke. Much more complex than many give CAO credit for. Would easily place this in my top-10 cigars and reach for it often over much pricier cigars. I will buy again and enjoy this cigar. My rating....9.2/10. Yummy. Factor in the price, and this is about as good as it gets at this price point.

73 days in humi.

A beauty to observe. The black, red and gold classy band looks great against this almost black cigar. Fairly smooth wrapper with some veins and an attractive oily sheen. Very heavy,solid and tightly packed feel. Rich pre-light aroma of well fermented tobaccos, anise and earth. Burn is even and strong throughout the entire smoke, but the draw was just a bit too tight which knocked it down a notch. Flavors were full but extremely smooth and creamy with notes of dark chocolate, espresso, leather against a faint background of licorice and pepper. Leaves a slight sweetnees on the lips.

For such a dark leaf this was a very smooth smoker. Excellent!

I enjoyed this cigar and the performance was very solid. I tasted some cinnamon notes and also some pepper on the finish. Dark maduro Brazilian wrapper was sweet. A medium-bodied smoke with a good draw and very good construction.

I really liked this smoke. It's very rich and has a strong sweetness to it. The construction is CAO as alwayse, spot on. Great draw and burn, with a nice ash to boot. It's lightly peppery and leathery in taste. Just right for putting you feet up after work to unwind.

CAO knows how to build a cigar. Every CAO I have had is solid. This one has a little more packaging than necessary, but it does not change the strong CAO performance. Solid and dark, this one is slightly peppery and medium bodied.

Starts a bit dry and uneven. Gets better with massive volumes of leathery smoke. Given a choice, I'd take a Brazilia.