cao flavored cigars

**koolranch** · 07-01-2005, 10:10 PM

I love all kinds of cigars I was wondering what the general thoughts about these cigars...

http://www.flavoursbycao.com/index2.html

Thanks for any input.

Kool

**CoventryCat86** · 07-01-2005, 10:30 PM

Flavored cigars are a "fad" that many manufacturers use to try and get younger people interested in cigar smoking.

Personally I can't stand flavored cigars but if it introduces people to "the hobby" where they subsequently learn to smoke real cigars then I suppose it's a good thing.

If I were you, I'd skip the flavored cigars and go right to the real ones.

**koolranch** · 07-01-2005, 10:36 PM

Well I have a humidor with a small assorment of cigars. From full bodied to some mild macanidos. A friend gave me one and I gave a a try. It had a nice taste. Any way I figured since I was new to this whole hobby I would get involved with a forum and school myself on the information of the masses...

Thanks,

Kool

**Bkcloud114** · 07-01-2005, 10:50 PM

I had a CAO flavour, can't remember which one right now..... but I do remember that it sucked.

Want to try a "flavored" cigar? Try the Drew Estate, Natural, Root.....

**Crickett** · 07-01-2005, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by koolranch

I love all kinds of cigars I was wondering what the general thoughts about these cigars...

http://www.flavoursbycao.com/index2.html

Thanks for any input.

Kool

There are reviews about this in the Cigar Reviews part of this board.

**jaewing** · 07-02-2005, 01:26 AM

My wife likes these, she has tried most of thier flavors. I have had a few puffs of hers as well and not bad for flavored. CAO makes great cigars so . . . give them a try.

**entheomation** · 07-02-2005, 08:45 AM

When Tim Ozgener visited one of the tobacconists around here I had the oppurtunity to ask them why CAO would bother making a flavored cigar and he ended up talking me into purchasing one. I bought a MoonTrance and it turned out to be rather enjoyable. The reason I liked it is because I had been smoking "Blue Note" Pipe tobacco for a long time and it is one of my favorites, being a very unexperienced pipe smoker and most likely facing ridicual for admitting to my preference of tobacco. The tobacco that is Blue Note pipe tobacco is the same as the MoonTrance cigars. They smell rather nice too but I don't nor would I smoke these on a regular basis as I prefer to the taste of tobacco rather than perfume and fruitloops.. However, when I start getting 'burnt out' on cigars these can be just the thing to help mix it up a bit and give you a break from the norm. Thank you.

**entheomation** · 07-02-2005, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by CoventryCat86

Personally I can't stand flavored cigars but if it introduces people to "the hobby" where they subsequently learn to smoke real cigars then I suppose it's a good thing.

Unfortunately, this happened to be my case too, starting off on Drew Estate Cigars. Actually I started off with premiums, my first being an Excalibur #1, then being sucked into the sinfull world of flavored cigars. Luckily with the help of some online friends and a 12 step program I was not only able to ween myself off of DE's Natural/ACID but also brain washed into despising them and all who partake! I have been hooked on "real" smokes ever since, been clean for several months now.. I admit, every once and awhile I still crave a bit but I understand that going back to my old way of life just isn't worth it.

**koolranch** · 07-02-2005, 12:01 PM

Well this is a list of the cigars that I have in my humidor now....

Rocky Patel 1990
Butera Royal Vintage
Macanudo Portofino
Helix Maduro

From Colombia S.A.

Puyana
Selecion La Cava Del Puro

From Venezuela

Bermudez
Crispin Patino

From Cuba

LA Flor del Cano (tubulares)

And an assorment of Yes you guessed it CAO flavored cigars. I am going to pick up some Cusano 18 this weekend to add...
Thanks for all your input...I am new to this forum and really like the range of opinions that it offers. My wife just left for a visit to Colombia and she is going to bring me back an assortment, I am really looking forward to that....

All the best

Kool

SFG75 · 07-03-2005, 11:09 AM

The moontrance is a decent cigar. Of the flavoreds, it's the best IMHO, with Havana Honeys and others closely behind. I don't have many tins, but they are good if you are pressed for time or have relatives who smoke cigarettes and they don't want to wait an hour outside for you to finish a "real" cigar.

**kevin7** · 07-03-2005, 11:12 AM

Flavored cigars are for the following

1) Newbies

2) Women

3)homosexual pillow biters

4) dumasses

SFG75 · 07-03-2005, 11:17 AM

The moontrance line is definitely aimed at newer and younger smokers. If not, they wouldn't be doing gimmicks like they did with Tommy Lee and the Motley Crue "Red, White, and Crue" tour by offering the "Tommyland" cigar(i.e.-a moontrance with a new band)

**Roham** · 07-03-2005, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by kevin7

Flavored cigars are for the following

1) Newbies

2) Women

3)homosexual pillow biters

4) dumasses

That list is 100% bang on! I couldn't add to it if I tried

**entheomation** · 07-03-2005, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Roham

That list is 100% bang on! I couldn't add to it if I tried

This may be true but if I didn't discover these flavored smokes as a young, but legal, smoker I would have never worked my way up to "real" cigars. I wasn't interested in smoking full bodied smokes or even medium bodied ones as they were all nic. bombs to me at the time. I am thankful for being able to have an enjoyable start to cigar smoking, although you couldn't pay me to smoke them nowadays, rather than just being turned off to smoking from the start. Knowing that it is inevitable that many new smokers (especially younger ones) will try flavored cigars, if they don't heed the advice of the ever so understanding elders and give a nice mild "real" cigar a try, its nice to at least give them a constructive review of the flavored cigar in question rather than steer them away from smoking all together.

I've noticed a lot individuals who don't particularly care for, if not hate, flavored cigars will enjoy Drew Estates Natural Root which is a nice Maduro. Cigar Jack has a nice review here: http://cigars.luxist.com/entry/1234000113045833/ although I'm sure that many will deny it too.

While on the topic of denial:
I have recently been noticing a lot of homophobia (usually a sign of closet homosexuality) on this message board lately, based on the abundance of antagonistic comments and fruedian slips in many posts lately. It's rather sad to witness this behavoir.

**Crickett** · 07-03-2005, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by entheomation

While on the topic of denial:
I have recently been noticing a lot of homophobia (usually a sign of closet homosexuality) on this message board lately, based on the abundance of antagonistic comments and fruedian slips in many posts lately. It's rather sad to witness this behavoir.

How quickly these threads degenerate into arguments. I agree that their homosexual bashing comments are really uncalled for, but I wouldn't say that it is "closet homosexuality." I would probably say that these folks should have been hugged a little more by their dads when they were younger.

Nonetheless, some folks will spew out insults about homosexuals to make themselves feel just a bit more masculine. Sad..

With that diversion out of the way: what do you folks think about keeping these "flavored cigars" in their humidors with the rest of their fine smokes? Could these flavors seep out and infect the other cigars?

**Roham** · 07-03-2005, 09:54 PM

[QUOTE=entheomation]This may be true but if I didn't discover these flavored smokes as a young, but legal, smoker I would have never worked my way up to "real" cigars. I wasn't interested in smoking full bodied smokes or even medium bodied ones as they were all nic. bombs to me at the time. I am thankful for being able to have an enjoyable start to cigar smoking, although you couldn't pay me to smoke them nowadays, rather than just being turned off to smoking from the start. Knowing that it is inevitable that many new smokers (especially younger ones) will try flavored cigars, if they don't heed the advice of the ever so understanding elders and give a nice mild "real" cigar a try, its nice to at least give them a constructive review of the flavored cigar in question rather than steer them away from smoking all together. [/quote}

See #1 newbies.

While on the topic of denial:
I have recently been noticing a lot of homophobia (usually a sign of closet homosexuality) on this message board lately, based on the abundance of antagonistic comments and fruedian slips in many posts lately. It's rather sad to witness this behavoir.

I thought the list was funny and didn't even really notice the homosexual reference

I have nothing really against anyones sexual preferences. Doesn't make my life any different. Sorry if it came across like that.

Now give me a hug

**Roham** · 07-03-2005, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Crickett

what do you folks think about keeping these "flavored cigars" in their humidors with the rest of their fine smokes? Could these flavors seep out and infect the other cigars?

I hear that it's not recommended. Maybe get them their own tupperdore

I keep my regular and falvored cigarellos in one humidor. And I have a bundle of cojimars sitting in my coolidor amongst some boxs of cigars. Soon I am going to have a humidor just for flavored cigars for sure.

**entheomation** · 07-03-2005, 10:21 PM

Aw shucks you guys are all so very understanding and maybe I'm being a bit of a tight ass (no homosexual pun intended) so forgive me, I'm just bitter because I haven't smoked any good premiums lately..

"what do you folks think about keeping these "flavored cigars" in their humidors with the rest of their fine smokes? Could these flavors seep out and infect the other cigars?"

In the past when I smoked ACID and Natural cigars

I noticed that if I stored them in a travel humidor with other non-infused cigars, some of the aroma would be absorbed by the regular sticks. Even after the infused smokes had been removed, there would be a residual aroma and this would also slightly alter the non-flavored smokes but not much. In my regular humi (don't poke fun but its the ACID City humidor, bought it when I was a DE fiend, its a nice humidor though) there doesn't really seem to be much of a problem with the flavors transfering from one to another or with the residual aroma. Other tobacconists have told me that the Natural don't present this problem but that the ACID's are the main culprit, although I cannot confirm this based on my own experience. I also believe that whether or not the cigar is wrapped in celophane may play a role in this as well, of course..

**Dmitri** · 07-17-2005, 01:01 PM

I've come across a couple flavored cigars that I tried. There was a peach one that wasn't great but I had White Owl brand Blackberry Cigar last night that really wasn't bad. But they come no where near a good old fashioned cigar IMO.

**jdavis4082** · 07-17-2005, 06:58 PM

i went against natural actions and bought a CAO Mx2. there was not a strong flavor as i expected, but rather a very suttle almost peppery taste. it got better the further down it got, the only oddity i found, at one point my face went completely numb for about five seconds. other than that it was a good smoke.