CAO Flavours Moontrance Robusto

I hadn't had one of these in a while, but it was fantastic. It looks nice and is the exact size that I prefer. It burned perfectly evenly and had delicious smoke. Very light taste and no (I mean absolutely zero) aftertaste. I barely even smelled like smoke. I really couldn't ask for much more from this cigar.

I like the guilty pleasure of a flavored cigar every now and then. This was given to me by a golfing buddy and it smelled quite nice. That is where it ended. This was awful. It kept leaving an artificial sweetener flavor in my mouth.

I had one of these last night after a Christmas charity function. We left to get a bite at a local pub and I ordered this CAO not knowing it was a flavored cigar, so that's my fault... The cigar has a beautiful, silken brown wrapper with a nice feel and heft. That's where the fun ended for me.

Once it touched my lips the overpowering, sticky sweet vanilla simple syrup soaked cap was all I could taste. Like a weird combination of Monin flavored syrup and Drambuie. I thought I caught some creamy and woodsy notes in the first third; but I just don't know. I think this cigar might have been an enjoyable surprise if they had soaked the cap, say, 1/3 to 1/2 as much; but as is, there's more emphasis on candy than on tobacco. I couldn't imagine smoking this with a cordial, though I might pair it up with something dry like vermouth.

C'est la vie, this is not the cigar for me.

I liked this smoke for the aroma and look/burn of all CAO cigars. This is not the best or cheapest Flavored smoke on the market, but it is unique w/o being overpowering. It is a short smoke, and people should not be bothered by the aroma. Mine because a little bitter toward the end.

I have smoked all the CAO flavors and the Moontrance is by far the best. This is a good looking cigar, extremely well constructed and flavor bursting from the tip. Just lighting this cigar is a party to the lips. Billows of smoke and as stated above, never overpowering.
I have tried other brands of flavored cigars and believe me this is no "Honey" or "Vanilla" cigar the combination of flavors is very complex. Nothing really distinctive, just flavors.
Even if you are not a flavored cigar smoker, this cigar as desert is "DELICIOUS".