Friday, May 2, 2025

CAO Cigars FASA Sombra Toro in Review

BRAND: CAO
BLEND: FASA Sombra

WRAPPER: Ecuadorian Shade
BINDER: Cameroon
FILLER: Dominican, Nicaraguan

FORMAT: Toro (650)
ORIGIN: Dominican Republic
INTENSITY: Mild-medium/Medium
SPICE: 1/5

NOTES:

[In the fullest of disclosures, the first sample of this offering exhibited a half-plugged draw and quite-cracked wrapper. It began with the foot band damaging the top-leaf, then progressed into those aforementioned woes. The below and all other accompanying information is via take two.]

Lemony-sweet | Oak (green) | Suede

Some white pepper lifts-up lemony-bits from the sandy not-deep-depths. Not much by way of structure. Adding to the mellow melange is a slight wildflower and green tea. Ash forms airily-so. Burn wobbles. Build holds. Doesn't strike me as the most necessary addition to the Sol* and Noche* selections.

TASTE: B
DRAW: A-
BURN: B
BUILD: B+

FINAL GRADE: B
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79

*FURTHER KM. READING

CAO FASA Sol in Review
CAO FASA Noche in Review

::: very :::