CAO Pilon Robusto Habano

 

CAO Pilon Robusto Habano is a brand that is very much known for innovation. In 2015, CAO Cigars would release a cigar known as the CAO Pilón. With the CAO Pilon, CAO reached for the past – it uses an old Cuban fermentation technique that had been popular in the 19th century, but has not been used much in the past fifty years. Most tobacco is fermented by arranging tobacco in large rectangular stacks called pilons.
CAO decided to go a step further. This time another blend would be developed utilizing tobaccos from circular-shaped pilons, but this time the cigars rolled would undergo two additional years of age when rolled. The result would be a limited-release offering known as the CAO Pilón Añejo. Today, we take a closer look at that cigar in the Robusto format.

When the original CAO Pilón was released, the CAO team gave some more background on the rounded pilons. It was explained that using the rounded pilons resulted in creating tobacco with better tobacco flavor and aethestics of the tobacco compared to other techniques. As a part of this process, the tobacco is fermented at a lower temperature, thus increasing the fermentation cycle. It is this longer fermentation process combined with the labor needed to arrange the pilons that led to this technique falling out of favor.

 

SPECIFICATIONS

Blend and Origin

The CAO Pilón Añejo is highlighted by a four-country multi-national blend featuring an Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper over a Honduran Habano binder and fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Production comes from Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s HATSA factory in Honduras. The original CAO Pilón cigar is still product of Nicaragua.

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra
Binder: Honduran Habano
Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican
Country of Origin: Honduras
Factory: Honduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA)

Vitolas Offered

The CAO Pilón Añejo comes in three sizes – each presented in 20-count boxes. The total production of the CAO Pilón Añejo was limit to 5,000 boxes.

Robusto: 5 1/2 x 54
Toro: 6 x 52
Gigante: 5 7/8 x 60.

PERFORMANCE

Pre-Light Draw

A straight cut was use to remove the cap of the CAO Pilón Añejo Robusto. Once the cap was remove, it was time to commence the pre-light draw ritual. The cold draw delivered notes of natural tobacco, earth, and nut. Overall this was a satisfactory pre-light draw experience. At this point, it was time to toast up the footer of the CAO Pilón Añejo Robusto and move on to the smoking phase. CAO Pilon Robusto Habano for sale near me

Tasting Notes

There were also some black pepper notes that were present on both the tongue and the retro-hale. Early on, the natural tobacco and earth notes became the primary notes. Both the natural tobacco and earth notes alternated in intensity as to which note had the edge. Meanwhile, the nut settled in the background with the pepper more distant on the tongue than the retro-hale.

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During the second third of the CAO Pilón Añejo Robusto, the natural tobacco and earth notes continued to alternate in intensity. By the midway point, it seemed like the earth notes had the edge.
The nut notes were still present in the background.

By the final third, the natural tobacco and earth were back on equal footing as far as which was the dominant flavor note in the forefront. The pepper was now more present on the tongue, but still was a secondary note. Meanwhile, the nut flavors were more distant. This is the way the CAO Pilón Añejo Robusto came to a close. The resulting nub was slightly soft to the touch and cool in temperature.

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