CAO L’Anniversaire “Maduro” No. 4 Corona

A lot of reviewers with different opinions, you might want to try and age these babies 10 months or so. I've found that age is a huge factor in these cigars. The couple I smoked had been aged over a year and had plenty of dark chocolate, sweet flavor. It also helped that I got these on C-bid, at a cost of a little over three bucks apiece.

One of my favorite anytime gars. Darck and chocolatey. No matter which shop it has come from, I have never been disapointed.

I have to agree with others here; CAO has better cigars than this one. It has a great pre-burn smell that made me think it would rule, but the taste is just so-so. A little peppery and sort of a sweet spice taste. Hints of cocoa like others have noted. Wrapper is nice tasting. All in all not that bad, but I won't be buying again.
Constuction is decent. The draw I think it is OK on this one (unlike other CAO's.) Burns fast and hot due to its very thin size.
Definitely not worth the price, there's better out there for less. However if you like the other CAO's you'll probably like this one too.

I was really looking forward to this maduro and I was very disappointed. I'm glad I tried it before buying a box. No wonder the prices have dropped. The draw was impossible, I had to remove 2 stems, and the flavor (when I could actually get any) was nothing special. I ended up tossing it and reaching for a HDM

Nothing like it's big brother, the Belicoso. This tasted awful - young and one dimensional. Don't waste your money.

I've always gave credit to CAO for consistently making a quality stick, but my last three experiences have been terrible.
These had a tight draw, grassy flavor and tasted very immature.

This is the second one I've had out of a box purchase and both have had extremely tight draws. Flavor was good when first lit, but it was all but impossible to smoke because of the draw. Very disappointing!

And at a good price. I enjoyed this smoke a lot. Rich leathery smoke with more than just a touch of black peppery spicy. The wrapper was beautiful, but a little bit rough. A nice white ash held on for over over an inch. It had a sort, sharp salty finish.

My preference in the CAO line is the eXtremes but I enjoyed this little guy quite a bit. Hints of chocolate and espresso gave this cigar a very pleasant flavor. As with all CAO's I've had, the construction was top notch as was the burn. I find myself constantly gravitating towards the CAO L'Anniversaire and the Oliva O lines as my go-to cigars when I want a fine, top quality smoke.

I prefer the bigger ring gauges in this line, this was a bit harsh for me, but still a good cigar

Maybe I'm holding CAO to a higher than average standard, but this was a notch below their usual fantastic cigar.

I liked this cigar but prefer the equivalent Bahia better. Good sweet cocoa/coffee flavor.

best cigar i've smoked in a long, long time. tastie, tastie!!