C.A.O is becoming one of the most consistent manufactures of today. I can not remember having a bad experience with any series of cigar produced by this manufacture. The first thing that caught my eye was the appearance of this smoke. As it sat on the shelf of my local tobacco shop, it's rich dark color stood out from it's neighbors. The size was impressive as well. It only measures 5 x 50, but it was fully packed with 5 different types of Cuban seed Nicaraguan tobaccos. It is finished with an oily Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper. I then had the extreme pleasure of firing up this C.A.O. masterpiece.

I quickly found out why they called it the Extreme. I believe this is due to the extreme taste. It is a mild buttery chocolate flavor that is just phenomenal. I have not tasted anything like in a long time. The burn, consistency, and draw were outstanding. I was able to get a good 2 inch ash on this fine smoke. The C.A.O. Extreme is very worthy of humidor space. I must go back and pick up a box. These guys usually run for about $117 for a box of 20 or $5.85 a stick.

The C.A.O. is worthy of a Golden Monkey Award. A must try! Voted one of the top cigars of 2007, if you disagree please visit the Monkey Forum at let me know which were your favorite cigars this year.
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MonkeyDan Rating: 93