C.A.O. Criollo ~ Bomba

**badwhale** · 03-21-2009, 10:19 PM

jaewing’s Review

Smoke C.A.O. Criollo ~ Bomba
Drink(s): Ice Water / Yuengling Boc Beer

Wrapper: Medium to dark brown(Criollo)
Draw: Medium throughout
Burn: Pretty even with small cone throughout, Runs good by itself, kind sideways burn that resolved towards the end. Not much smoke during sitting periods.
Misc: 60-75 minute smoke, Nose exhale exhibits medium burn (somewhat overbearing.)

Pre-light: Good construction, very firm, no soft spots, very vieny wrapper, pigtail cap. Wrapper has a Levi Garrett chew tobacco flavor (sweet)…yum!

Light: Even light, medium draw

1st 3rd: Oil flavor, medium bitterness that mellows quickly, earthy tones & slight touch of leather. Flavors mostly hitting on the top of the tongue. Minor wrapper split developing into the 2nd 3rd.

Ash: Crisp white with tiny black specks.

2nd 3rd: More of the same. Nice strong ash. Residual tobacco taste reminiscent of pre-light chew flavor. Slight sideways burn. Flavor of earth with leather picking up on top of tongue. 1 ½” ash fell off getting into 2nd 3rd.

3rd 3rd: Moving into the home stretch. Leather, earth tones in full force. Feeling’ it on the roof of mouth. Burn evening out..

Overall impression: Different, not my thing and not too exciting. I’ve give it something in the low 80’s

**Artyman1200** · 03-24-2009, 10:05 AM

My brother-in-law tossed this last night after about 1.5" because of draw problems. He would draw like 10 times and got zilcho smoke. CAO is better at marketing than making cigars...

**sushiboy** · 03-31-2009, 10:41 AM

The Criollo is probably my least favorite CAO cigar. It is a tad boring for me.

**Eville** · 03-31-2009, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Artyman1200

My brother-in-law tossed this last night after about 1.5" because of draw problems. He would draw like 10 times and got zilcho smoke. CAO is better at marketing than making cigars...

I honestly have never had a CAO with draw or burn problems.