CAO Cuban Box Press Italia (Burn Issues)
 

Got a cheap box sampler of these and decided to fire one up. Nice looking Honduran box press 4 7/8 x 50, decent smelling colorado maduro wrapper.
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Initial draw was on the firm side, nothing special palate wise. Dark pepper, earthy tobacco.
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First third is beginning to spice up, nice earthy notes, chocolate covered raisins, and coffee flavors with a light pepper finish.
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Okay halfway through and the old CAO burn gremlin rears its ugly head yet again. I don't know what they are doing these days with QC, but this stick plugged up bad, and you could feel the knot inside the binder. It's a shame because the profile was really smooth with decent layers of flavor. I doubt I will buy another CAO stick again, and would only smoke one if gifted because I would easily say that there's a 50% chance that it will have burn issues:fl
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