CAO L’Anniversaire No. 4 Corona

These Cameroon wrapped cigars are among the best that CAO offers. This one was about three years old. After trying it, I think I prefer them a bit younger as it had lost some character, but it was very smooth and refined. The flavor was mostly that of light wood with a slight sweetness, but it definitely became stronger towards the end. All in all, a nice experience.

I got this from a box pass about a year and a half ago. Nice looking, box pressed corona that is firm to the touch...very firm. Perhaps this is why the draw was so tight. I had a hard time getting much smoke for about the first 1/3, then it slowly started to loosen. At about the midway point, everything was OK, and it is worth noting the burn was even throughout. There isn't much that can be said about the first half. Very mild and uneventful, with just a touch of spice. But around the midway mark, the spice really picks up. I didn't get much else from this thing but spice, and by the last 1/4 or so it turned into an absolute spice bomb, causing my tongue to tingle and tingle some more. Draw issues aside, this isn't a bad smoke, but it isn't spectacular either. If you want a cameroon from CAO, I think the CX2 is clearly the way to go.

Smooth easy draw with hints of cream vanilla and honey. Very enjoyable. I will get another.

I was hoping for a bit more spice given the Cameroon wrapper, but I was disappointed. It had a nice toasty flavor that was pleasant but at most medium in body. I detected none of the spice that I expected, and overall it was pretty boring if smooth and decent. RyJ Anniversario is better and cheaper.

Beautiful wrapper and box press. One o those wrappers that just feels really good to rub while you smoke. Oils appeared near the cherry as this baby burned. Hints of wood and spice early on moving to toffee and hazelnut later. Draw was really firm, actually too tight for me. Really had to pull on this one and then massage it and stab it with a toothpick to get it flowing. Maybe just a tightly wound stick? Gave it six on construction due to how tight the draw was, easily a 8+ if it wasn't like sucking a golfball through a garden hose.

I found this cigar to be very enjoyable, and I certainly would smoke another. The taste was sweet and chocolate. Smooth all the way to the nub. Even burn, and smooth draw. I thought it could be a little stronger though.

Quite pretty cigar, burn and draw were perfect. I really liked the smooth and creamy flavor a lot.

After paying $6.10 for this little stick, I expected more. Very thin taste, totally dull and boring. I passed the time thinking of all the other cigars I would rather have been smoking.

I'll admit, other than the infrequent and, in my case, minor draw problems I get with CAO, I'm usually pulling for them. This one was a nice medium body spicy/chocolaty thing. The aftertaste is great as well. Slight burning problem at the end of the cigar but that probably was from me trying to keep it alive. "No, no... you can't leave me..." Color me impressed.

The construction and burn were a little off... but the taste was pure CAO. A very straight forward taste. It doesn't try to be any more than it is. If these were a $4-$5 smoke, these would be perfect. At $6+, a little overpriced.

A pricey box pressed from CAO that is extremly tasty with a nice cameroon wrapper that imparts its taste on the palate. Try Perdomos Revolution box pressed corona for a fraction of the price since they make this cigar for CAO.

1st couple I had were were really tight on the draw, but the 3rd was great. This was a nice medium bodied cigar with flavors of chocolate and nuts, love the taste that lingers on the palate.

I love most C.A.O.'s that I get to smoke, but 2 out of every three are too tightly wrapped or plugged and I turn red in the face trying to smoke them. Loosen up guys!!!

When these are not plugged or tight-drawing, they're among the best cigars I've had. This line of cigars has a wonderful-tasting Cameroon wrapper, but I can't believe they roll them so badly. If they were a 44 ring instead of a 42 and rolled better, I'd give them a 9 rating, but with only half of them smokable, well...

Tough draw... I enjoy mild to robust cigars but I am at a loss to describe this stick other than just with one word.... s**t! Did I mention the tough draw? Uneven ash burn... poorly constructed cap... other reviews on this cigar led me to expect a nice smoke but I was severely dissapointed... By the way did I mention the tough draw??

Slightly dry on the palate, yet the perfect blend of nuts and chocolate kept me aware that I wasn't smoking just any medium body cigar. The flavor was exceptional. The draw was only slightly tight and hardly worth mentioning. For the price, the CAO Annive

Colorado brown wrapper, box pressed but had a great draw.

Nice box pressed corona. The wrapper is a beautiful silver grey, but too thin. It tears and unwraps too easily. Easy light and draw. Burns a little uneven. Light grey medium body ash. A great medium body taste. Complex flavors. Very smooth and ric

A great looking box pressed cigar. A very smooth, but thin wrapper. Easy light and good draw. Very smooth and mild bodied. Nice taste. Even burn and white ash. A very good cigar.