CAO Traviata

[TheRiddick]

Originally Posted by scoot

Yeah but so many other manufacturers do that to. I mean, I would think it fair to say that Pepin does it with a large portion of his cigars and he uses Ecuadorian tobacco as well as Connecticut...etc. But when CAO does it, its a marketing gimmick? If its a good cigar then its a good cigar, leave it at that.

Well, all I can say is that if a Nicaraguan Puro is advertised as "Cuban" in profile, I can see that, same soil and climate. Take a look at Nic ashes as you smoke one, same magnesium content and all.

DPG using Ecuador tobacco? In which of HIS lines? Connecticut? 601 and a few others, OK. And to be honest, 601 Conn is by far my least favorite to the point that I do not buy any. Precisely because of lack of taste.

Read Pepin's recent interview, he clearly states that his ultimate cigar would be 50/50 Cuban and Nic tobacco. Any wonder that another recent ex-pat, Fernandez, ALSO settled in Nicaragua and makes cigars there? And Pepin's partner in tobacco farms they own in Nicaragua, ALSO a Cuban ex-pat. I do not believe in coincidences.

But Ecuador and Cameroon? They look different and taste different. Especially from CAO, who couldn't produce a full bodied smoke if their lifes depended on that, at least none by now. You could play all you want with non-Cuban/Nic tobacco, it won'd deliver full body. Yeah, I know some will point to the likes of LFD and all I can say is that I do not believe they are 100% Dominican tobacco no matter what is being claimed.

Anyway...