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CAO Arcana Mortal Coil Toro
Written by Cigar Geeks Member: McBryde

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Welcome to another Member sponsored Geek Critique generously sponsored by our member Cfickter (Chuck). The cigar provided for this round is the CAO Arcana Mortal Coil Toro.

To honor the "old-world tobacco processing methods", CAO is revisited the unique old and rustic fermentation process of Andullo tobacco into their cigar the CAO Arcana Mortal Coil.  Like the name states, this cigar takes a rustic leaf of Andullo tobacco and rolls it into long cylinders, then wraps them tightly in palm tree pods and hangs them up like a sausage to undergo fermentation for two years. This results in typically sweet, dense logs of concentrated Dominican tobacco. These "logs" are then combined with a Connecticut shade binder and a filler blend of Honduran tobacco from the Jamastran Valley, Nicaraguan tobacco from EstelĂ­ and some Dominican Piloto Cubano and encases it all inside of dark Connecticut broadleaf wrapper.




CAO Arcana Mortal Coil Toro

Brand:
CAO
Name:
Arcana Mortal Coil Toro
Length:
6.1
Ring Gauge:
50
Country of Origin:
Nicaragua
Filler:
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Nicaragua
Binder:
Connecticut Shade
Wrapper:
Connecticut Broadleaf
Color:
Maduro
Strength:
Full
Shape:
Toro
Average Member Purchase Price:
$9.24
Average Member Rating:
4.5 star rating based on 3 Review(s) (3 Review(s))
Notes:
This cigar takes a rustic leaf of Andullo tobacco and rolls it into long cylinders wraps them tightly in palm tree pods and hangs them up like a sausage to undergo fermentation for two years. This results in typically sweet, dense logs of concentrated Dominican tobacco. These "logs" are then combined with a Connecticut shade binder and a filler blend of Honduran tobacco from the Jamastran Valley, Nicaraguan tobacco from EstelĂ­ and some Dominican Piloto Cubano and encases it all inside of dark Connecticut broadleaf wrapper. https://www.smallbatchcigar.com/cao-arcana-mortal-coil
This cigar was enjoyed with Nothing

Pre-Light: 10 Points of 10 Possible

The cigar pre-light had a little bit of an oil sheen to it. It did not have any big veins in it. It cut well, and had a perfect draw to it. It was not soft, and was not overly hard in any places. It had a pre-light draw of a sweet grape crossed with cocoa.

Lighting and Burn: 15 Points of 15 Possible

The cigar burned perfectly, had a really whitish or light grey ash to it that held on for about an inch. It had a lot of smoke volume to it. The burn rate was not overly fast, or slow, with the perfect draw, it stayed lit without any issues, and stayed a sharp line burn all the way through it.

Construction: 28 Points of 30 Possible

The construction was good. It felt nice and solid in the hand. The wrapper was nice and free of any big veins. The only thing that I didn't like was that the wrapper was coiled around the cigar for such a length that when I got to the band, and had to take it off, the glue ripped the wrapper. It didn't effect the smoking any at all though.

Flavor and Aroma: 40 Points of 45 Possible

The pre light draws of the cigar had notes of sweet grapes almost, as well as chocolate or cocoa mixed with a leathery taste.

The first third of the cigar started out with a little pepper spice, and had a taste of cocoa and leather with a hint of earthiness.

The second and third thirds of the cigar were roughly the same, with leather and cocoa with some subtle sweet notes mixed in. It mellowed out and the spice left the cigar during the second third, and the rough smoothness lasted through the rest of the cigar. I wouldn't say that it was the smoothness that comes with a really high end cigar, but there was so much smoke volume that it definitely had a rough smoothness quality to it. There was no harsh aftertastes, no bitterness or anything unpleasant with the cigar at all. It seemed to be a young cigar, and I would definitely like to smoke more of them that were aged a while to see how they mature over time.

Summary

I liked the cigar. It hit my palate quite nicely, and I am not usually a huge fan of most CAO stuff. It seemed like a young cigar, and I think it would be a great candidate cigar for some aging. I look forward to trying another one in the future, if not many. I would definitely give these a try, I think they might even be box worthy. Upon further looking, this is a LE cigar, and finding them might be tough, but worth it if you can find a gem hidden away at some B&M somewhere!


   
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