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CAO Brazilia

Here is another great smoke from the Powerhouse 16 sampler I picked up from Thompson Cigars. I’ve been working a lot, so I decided I’m going to smoke this cigar at work tonight. Brazilia Cigar

My pre-light inspection revealed no issues with the wrapper that might cause problems or an unpleasant smoking experience. My “squeeze test” indicated that this was a rather tightly rolled cigar, and I might be here a while. There were no hard spots, and the density of the cigar felt consistent throughout. The maduro wrapper felt tough and thick.

After lighting, I was pleased with the draw, and of the flavor. As I smoked it, I became more impressed with the taste. This was a medium flavor cigar, and was very smooth. I really enjoyed everything about this cigar.

With this cigar, I drank a couple cups of coffee. I would have preferred beer, but they frown on that at work. After 65 minutes I dumped the nub and it was perfect timing; it was time to go home. This is a cigar that will always have a home in my humidor and I recommend it. I’m giving it an A-.

Posted by Sam

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This cigar had all the makings of a good smoke. Robusto size and a maduro wrapper. It had a few veins in the wrapper but not too much. The cut was normal, and it had a good draw. Lots of smoke. Thick white, puffy smoke. If nothing else, this cigar looked good while it burned. It lasted abut 45 minutes and had a nice even burn until about 2/3 of the way through. Then some real problems started to emerge. One side of it seemed to stop burning, and the other side began burning faster and started to feel hot on my lips. This would be a good cigar to smoke if you only had about a half an hour and didn’t mind putting it down half way through.

Overall, this was a pretty good smoke until it got toward the end. I picked it up for 3 bucks at the local humidor. It would have been worth it if it burned more evenly at the end. If I see these for less than two dollars, I might pick a few up, but there are better three dollar cigars out there.

Posted by Mr. Porch

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