Sunday Afternoon with CAO LX2 Robusto
March 7, 2010
Written by Pedro Martinez
Photo: CAO LX2 Robusto
It’s Sunday night and I’m watching Mariah Carey’s “The Adventures of Mimi” concert on Palladia channel with Rosemarry (@MelRV) while we wait for the Oscar’s to begin. I’m barely moving in my La-Z-Boy to avoid the pain in parts of my body that I’ve forgotten exist. The pain I’ve brought upon myself came courtesy of this morning’s flag football game with friends. With 65-degree weather, mimosas and Guinness beer in hand, all the action on the field was well worth the pain and suffering. Who can blame me?
As I type this blog, I can still taste and feel the lightly bold wood (not oaky) flavors in my mouth and throat from the CAO LX2 Robusto cigar I’ve smoke 2 hours earlier. This cigar was special even before I’ve smoked it. I’ve traded this CAO magnificent stick last Friday for one of my old times favorite smoke, an El Triunfador lancero by Pete Johnson from Tatuaje Cigars. What makes it extra special is the person with whom I’ve made the trade, Roger. A devoted school sports director that is as passionate about building children’s character and individual development, as he’s interested in sports.
You have to understand that I’m a social cigar aficionado. I love smoking my cigars while I have an intelligent conversation with others. I like to talk about politics, public policy, cultures, religion, the Good Ol’ Days or simply cigars. My conversation with Roger was more valuable that any cigar I could have been smoking at the time.
Roger had told me this cigar is one of the strongest he has had, so I’ve already had a precognition of what I was about to expect from the stoogie. To my surprise, I didn’t feel the cigar as strong as Roger had described it for me. However, within the 1st inch of the cigar, I’ve picked up the quality and texture of flavors.
I haven’t had enough CAO cigars to compare structure or consistency of their sticks, but if they are all as delicate as this smoke, I could predict I have hit the jackpot.
I’m a very heavy coffee drinker. I love coffee and I would consider myself an enthusiast when it comes down to it. To me coffee should be drunk freshly grinded, black and with a little bit of sugar; at least that’s how I like it. I believe because of my coffee exposure, I’ve experienced the CAO LX2 as a medium to full-bodied instead of a strong cigar.
My humidor definitely has space for this work of art, and I’ll smoke them more often.
For some real, in-depth cigar reviews about the CAO LX2 Robusto, check out these:
The day was perfect for a beer and a cigar, so I did just that.
Photo: Heineken 7 CAO LX2 Robusto Fortaleza Tres
As for flag football, I will make an effort to do as much exercise as I can. I might even start running again to be ready for more action on the field, but don’t quote me on that…
I like to encourage my friends to stop by their local cigar shops, but if you like to do your shopping online, check out my friends at Cigars Direct, the one-way ticket to fine cigars. If you can’t find what you need, they’ll look for it.
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Thanks for including my review!
No, thank YOU for writing such a great review to accompany my short story.
Awesome review. Longing for another warm day off.