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Scrot · 12-31-2002, 11:27 AM

I got my box in the mail today and the first thing I noticed was the sheer stupidity of the design of the box. I then proceed to cut open the box, whereupon the contents spilled forth like a sack of golden coins. Flimsy wooden triangles full of luscious tobacco careened and bounced off this table and that. After picking up the various triangles and inspecting them like a cat with a dead weasel, I pull a random stick out of a triangle. It happened to be a Cameroon, which I have never had the pleasure of tasting.

The wrapper was a very thin, copper colored and scaly film. Nice and oily, but battered like an Ozark wife. Patches and holes were abundant, as were cracks. It reminded me of a former dwelling in Berkeley. In short, it looked tasty but trashed.

The prelight aroma was nice, but nothing to write home about. Of course, I never write home and still haven’t mailed out my Christmas presents, so that isn’t saying a lot. So since I wasn’t in the mood to write home, I lit up the cigar. At first, it was hard to get much flavor out of the stick as it was full of holes and a bit dry, but once it got going, it sure got going. A very nice enjoyable taste, not too salty, not too sweet. No off flavors, just a nice tasting cigar with lots of holes and cracks. As I continued to smoke, the cigar got better and better. The flavor got richer and paired well with the Pinot Noir in my hand. I looked out over the deck and puffed, as I slipped into heaven. This cigar was as tasty as a stolen pie. Rich and creamy, with no harshness. And no old lady running down the street screaming at me while I spill pie pieces all over the street.

The ash clung to the cigar like a stain to underwear. It was a full inch and a half before it fell, thenit grew to another inch before falling. The ash was the color of a stormy California sky. Some parts dark, some parts white, and some parts colors never known by most people.

As I finished the cigar and let it die in the ashtray, I thought back to the old lady and the pie. That was a wonderful time, drunk in the city running from an old lady stuffing berry pie in our face as we ran. Could this cigar really be better than that?

Not with that goddamn holy patched up wrapper and that stupid box.

kllrwlf · 12-31-2002, 12:01 PM

Very good review... looking forward to smoking mine this weekend.

Edited by - kllrwlf on 12/31/2002 1:02:21 PM

sd_smoker · 12-31-2002, 01:05 PM

Great review! Thanks!

JHuber · 12-31-2002, 01:21 PM

That has gotta be one of the most creatively written and original reviews I've read in some time! Kudos to Scrot!

That deserves something - Scrot, drop me an e-mail at:

jhuber@caointernational.com

Happy New Year!

JH (_<cao>____]]]~~~

"We are the music makers - and we are the dreamers of the dream."

Herfin Bigdog · 01-05-2003, 05:10 PM

" The ash clung to the cigar like a stain to underwear. "

Might I suggest you try to "SHOUT" it out. :P

RSPDiver · 01-05-2003, 05:42 PM

Since you liked that, I would highly recommend picking up one or two L'Anniversaire Cameroon Belicoso. Get them from a good tobacconist, and make sure to get one that isn't too firm in the taper. A very nice smoke with a great refined flavor. That reminds me, I need to go pick some more up!

Oh, and that was a great review!

ronin · 01-05-2003, 06:07 PM

Great and very creative

Steve

got-sticks · 01-05-2003, 06:59 PM

I got so wraped up in the review, I forgot it was even about a cigar...In any event nicely done.. By the way, you should consider writing for playboy, since I only read it for the articles like most guys

alfa · 01-06-2003, 04:38 AM

That review was like a simile of a cigar review.

Thanks Scrot, that was fun. I happened to bring one of these for the drive home today. Of course, the Pinot Noir is right out.

grinnin · 01-06-2003, 07:31 AM

Those CAO cammies are berry berry good to me!! Thanks for the swank review scrot!

12-31-2002, 01:05 PM	#3
sd_smoker Club Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: OKC Posts: 4,336	Great review! Thanks! __________________ "Personal charisma is a force that undermines institutions as often as it sustains them. Political institutions need the more reliable buttresses of tradition and duty. Mass emotionalism and celebrity-worship are hostile to any constitutional system."

12-31-2002, 01:21 PM	#4
JHuber Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Nashville, TN USA Posts: 998	That has gotta be one of the most creatively written and original reviews I've read in some time! Kudos to Scrot! That deserves something - Scrot, drop me an e-mail at: jhuber@caointernational.com Happy New Year! JH (_<cao>____]]]~~~ "We are the music makers - and we are the dreamers of the dream." __________________ jh (_<CAO>_____]]]]~~ "CHANGE THE RULES"

01-05-2003, 05:10 PM	#5
Herfin Bigdog Herf Meister Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bowie, MD; US of A Posts: 7,577	" The ash clung to the cigar like a stain to underwear. " Might I suggest you try to "SHOUT" it out. :P __________________ Bryan To me, a cigar is more than a good smoke; it is a way of life. I love them! And it killed George Burns at 100, so don't give me any crap about health! -- Bert Sugar, Sports Writer

01-05-2003, 05:42 PM	#6
RSPDiver Starting Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mauldin, South Carolina USA Posts: 43	Since you liked that, I would highly recommend picking up one or two L'Anniversaire Cameroon Belicoso. Get them from a good tobacconist, and make sure to get one that isn't too firm in the taper. A very nice smoke with a great refined flavor. That reminds me, I need to go pick some more up! Oh, and that was a great review! __________________ #232

01-05-2003, 06:07 PM	#7
ronin The Duke Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 20,302	Great and very creative Steve __________________ Words are what men live by. A man's word even if it means his destruction must be honored

12-31-2002, 11:27 AM	#1
Scrot Starting Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lafayette, CA USA Posts: 87	I got my box in the mail today and the first thing I noticed was the sheer stupidity of the design of the box. I then proceed to cut open the box, whereupon the contents spilled forth like a sack of golden coins. Flimsy wooden triangles full of luscious tobacco careened and bounced off this table and that. After picking up the various triangles and inspecting them like a cat with a dead weasel, I pull a random stick out of a triangle. It happened to be a Cameroon, which I have never had the pleasure of tasting. The wrapper was a very thin, copper colored and scaly film. Nice and oily, but battered like an Ozark wife. Patches and holes were abundant, as were cracks. It reminded me of a former dwelling in Berkeley. In short, it looked tasty but trashed. The prelight aroma was nice, but nothing to write home about. Of course, I never write home and still haven’t mailed out my Christmas presents, so that isn’t saying a lot. So since I wasn’t in the mood to write home, I lit up the cigar. At first, it was hard to get much flavor out of the stick as it was full of holes and a bit dry, but once it got going, it sure got going. A very nice enjoyable taste, not too salty, not too sweet. No off flavors, just a nice tasting cigar with lots of holes and cracks. As I continued to smoke, the cigar got better and better. The flavor got richer and paired well with the Pinot Noir in my hand. I looked out over the deck and puffed, as I slipped into heaven. This cigar was as tasty as a stolen pie. Rich and creamy, with no harshness. And no old lady running down the street screaming at me while I spill pie pieces all over the street. The ash clung to the cigar like a stain to underwear. It was a full inch and a half before it fell, thenit grew to another inch before falling. The ash was the color of a stormy California sky. Some parts dark, some parts white, and some parts colors never known by most people. As I finished the cigar and let it die in the ashtray, I thought back to the old lady and the pie. That was a wonderful time, drunk in the city running from an old lady stuffing berry pie in our face as we ran. Could this cigar really be better than that? Not with that goddamn holy patched up wrapper and that stupid box.

12-31-2002, 12:01 PM	#2
kllrwlf Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cerritos, CA USA Posts: 556	Very good review... looking forward to smoking mine this weekend. Edited by - kllrwlf on 12/31/2002 1:02:21 PM

01-05-2003, 06:59 PM	#8
got-sticks Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bethlehm, Pa Posts: 232	I got so wraped up in the review, I forgot it was even about a cigar...In any event nicely done.. By the way, you should consider writing for playboy, since I only read it for the articles like most guys __________________ Will work for sticks . . .

01-06-2003, 04:38 AM	#9
alfa Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 23,219	That review was like a simile of a cigar review. Thanks Scrot, that was fun. I happened to bring one of these for the drive home today. Of course, the Pinot Noir is right out.

01-06-2003, 07:31 AM	#10
grinnin Club Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 1,261	Those CAO cammies are berry berry good to me!! Thanks for the swank review scrot! __________________ I’m grinnin!!! Forgotten, but not Gone!