CAO Sopranos Boss

Excellent draw and burn. Very well constructed. Very good strength and full bodied. Taste was somewhat spicy and leathery. Pretty much the same nice flavor profile as the Associate in this line.

I don't mind at all saying when I get taken to the cleaners, which is exactly how I feel about my experience with "The Boss". Had to try one, and am glad I did because now I know I don't want another. Had bought this one as a 'special' smoke for Memorial Day. I always try to do something a bit special in honor of my fallen military comrades. This one was a let down though. MAJOR burn issues, all the way through. Re-cut once and started over. Still spooned baddly. Tried several 'corrections' with the torch, but this one just never got with the program. Taste was not bad. Aroma was great. Wrapper was coming unraveled at the seam though, and totally belied the appearance. Overall experience though was a big disappointment. An Italia, or even Brasilia would have been much more pleasurable. Sopranos are for TV, not smoking, in my opinion.

This one was in the humi for 6-8 months. Great appearance and awesome performance with two 3-inch ashes that were white as snow. On the flavor side it was mild with good sweet flavors the first third finally building to medium with an oakey/woody taste. Lots of smoke and very smooth but for the price just not enough. This one had an annoying gap near the head due to the roll that made me clamp down firmly to get the full draw. Good but not great.

Way above average, sweet medium-bodied smoke with a solid and enjoyable flavor. Dark gray ash and good-but-not-great construction, it ran a bit and got loose towards the end. Still good enough to nub, far and away, and has a killer-good room aroma. Won't buy more for the price but glad to have smoked a few.

Left this one in the humidor for 9 months waiting for the Sopranos finale to be over. Flavors were very good in this cigar. Smoother and sweeter than I expected. Overall a good smoke, just a bit different than I thought it would be. Kind of like the show itself. Thought the finale would be a bit wilder than it was. But this is one fine cigar. But definitely overpriced. the CX2 is just as good at half the price

I very much enjoyed this smoke. Construction was very good, the burn was perfect, and the sah was great. This is one heck of well built stick, stuffed with flavorful tabaccos. It;s firm to the touch and full in body with abundit flavor. Just to damn expensive for my budget though, and that;s a bummer are I do like it.

I would say like many I had to buy one to try it, I was very surprised. I really thought that with the color of the Brazilian wrapper that I'd have a good buzz by the end of it, but I was wrong. It's a very smooth smoke filled with flavour. I wouldn't say this is a full-bodied smoke but it's close. It has a very even burn and a great looking ash. It's definitely becoming a top smoke on my list.

Made my top 3 list. Great cigar!

It looks the part. Its built very well. Burns beautifully. But what about that two dimensional flavour. You know what you gonna get after three draws. It has more body and flavour than the soldier. But so what. For a cigar that the big Tony would smoke get him a Partags P2, otherwhise he may shoot you in the foot.

I had to try this despite some bad reviews. Started out a bit bland and uneven on the light but held an awesome ash for 2 inches. It got progressively better and evened out by the last couple inches. I really enjoyed but would spend my 15 bucks on something less mild and more flavorfull. Glad I only bought two.

One of my top 3 Cigars, Great overall experience. Just too high dollar. You have to at least try it. Say you did it, and never buy it again unless you can afford it.

good, full bodied from the time lit until i could barely hold it. fine stogie.

My local tobacconist recommended this as he knew I enjoyed full bodied cigars. As with any CAO cigar, the appearance is gorgeous with a dark veiny wrapper. Construction is impeccable and it was easy to cut, easy to light, burned very even throughout, and delivered a beautiful light gray ash that was firm. Alas, the taste was anything but full to start, I would say even a bit bland. About half way through, the cigar got a tad better. The last two inches were delightfully full. But for the price, there are better cigars out there and a lot better CAOs out there. Pretty disappointing... something I have never even thought about a CAO before.

Smoked this bad boy with a good friend and some good Jack. Don't know why the other reviews were so bad. This smoke was amazing. From the light all the way down to the nub it was flavorful and consistent. Bar none, the best smoke I have ever had.

I was greatly hoping this cigar would be as good as I thought it would be. I am a big fan of the Brazilia, Maduro, CX2 and MX2 CAO Lines and thought this would join the ranks. The Sopranos is my favorite show, so I had to try it. The box they come in, in CAO fashion, is both unique and appealing on its own. Unfortunately, the contents of the red trunk do not prove to be worth the enormous price tag. Great prelight aroma and oily wrapper after 3 months in the humidor but had major burn issues, necessitating several relights which detracted from the rather bland flavor profile. In summation, trying a stick might be worth it to satisfy curiosity (If you're like me, you want to try something yourself instead of taking someone else's word for it) but buy a box of the MX2, which has a much better flavor and is about a third of the price.

My wife was so proud to have bought me this one for Valentine's day, so don't tell her about this review, OK. While this piece is very beautiful and nicely constructed, it was nigh onto flavorless. I can't even say it was one dimensional because I couldn't even catch that much flavor. Now, I don't mind wifey spending 15 bucks for a quality smoke for me. . .heck, I encourage it. . .I hate the suspicion that 8.50 of what she paid went to licensing. I love The Sopranos TV show, and I love CAO cigars, but I can also think of tons of other things that I love, which should never be put together in a product. . .presenting the iPod Peanut Butter. . .see what I mean?

Appearance is exactly what you expect from C.A.O. Beautiful packaging to start, nice subtle but bold double bands really stand out. Beautiful dark Brazilian wrapper, nice and firm and relatively light weight for it's size. Very anxious to smoke this cigar.
Cigar started out a bit harsh and smoothed out after a half dozen puffs. Very smooth medium bodied smoke that drastically changes after the first inch, and explodes with spice, complexity and flavor. Nice solid ash, was nearly 2 inches before falling into the ashtray. Cigar became about unsmokable at the last 2 inches, and became very bitter. Still gave it a 7 for flavor and overall because I really did enjoy half the cigar. Going to age the other 2 for the winter and hope that the fillers blend together and becomes a much more rewarding spring smoke. In the meantime, not worth the $14.50 I paid per stick, hopefully my spring review will be better.