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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan
I didn't care for this one near as much as you, Tim. Something keeps telling me that General had a bunch of Hondo baccy they needed to move and decided to pawn it off on the CAO brand without too much thought of the blend. Much like General's entire line-up.
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Sorry you didn't care much for it. I personally liked the cigar a lot.
(Before I start my rant, NCRadioman, I'm not singling you out... just making a broad statement)
There seems to me, to be a broad general opinion that General Cigar product isn't quality and that it all tastes the same. I think it's a misconception that many consumers have.
I may personally agree with you that some of the product is similar in flavor profile... and for good reason... blended by the same blender, from the same factories, from tobacco that may be from the same crops, batches, etc. Daniel Nunez created a lot of blends that have been mainstays in the US Premium cigar market that some may say have a similar taste. Other blenders like Benji Menendez, Frank Llaneza, Ricky Rodriguez etc... blend cigars to their taste. The same way that the Pepins, the Carrillos, Fuentes, Padrons do.
Does that mean that product isn't quality? Of course not. It just means it's similar. And to each his own, right?
In the case of the OSA... it's a brand new blend. Started from scratch and completed wholly by a new team, completely independent of the CAO that we all knew from years past. So, yes, the flavor profile is definitely different from what you'd expect a CAO to be... and moreover... it's completely different from what I personally would expect a General Cigar Company cigar to be.
So If this seperation in flavor from the old really exists, and somehow we established that it's not your typical old CAO, and it's not your typical General Cigar... then the guys who made this cigar should be pretty proud of themselves that they have created something completely new that stands out on it's own, without being overshadowed by either of the two cigar companies particular profiles.
Just my 2 cents, but I found that what I liked about the cigar the most is that it was different.