Today I smoked the CAO pilon and here’s the run down. Right off the light, I did taste what seemed like a light raisin, which dropped off very quickly. Very strong retro hale of black pepper with a bite. Into the first third not much on flavors, very mild. There’s leather with some creaminess from the wrapper. It has a short finish, nice draw and very good smoke output. Chunky flaky ash. Into the second third it gave me a little cedar with a way soother retro. Some spice came into play. Still leathery. Low strength nicotine, mild flavor, medium body. Slight sweetness note in the aftertaste. There is a spice note but the flavor is hard to determine, it might be cinnamon. It does have a wavy burn line. This whole cigar was like a morning stick you can comfortably grab after breakfast. The retro hale in the final third does pick back up with with a spicy black pepper bite to it. Overall it was an enjoyable stick just not in my wheelhouse. It was smooth at times and rough other times. I would probably score this at 86 points.
