The first Geek Critique for 2023 has been generously sponsored by Cfickter (Chuck).
The Cigar: CAO Arcana Mortal Coil
The Specs:
Wrapper: USA (Connecticut Broadleaf)
Binder: USA (Connecticut Broadleaf)
Filler: Dominican Republic (Andullo and Piloto Cubano), Honduras (Jamastran Valley) & Nicaragua (EstelĂ)
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium-Full
Size: 6.125" x 50
Shipping: US addresses only
Due Date: December 26, 2022
The Hype:
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.
The Reviewers:
Initially, volunteers should be Veteran status or higher and not doing the December review. This review will be due by December 26, so please take into account your holiday schedule and only volunteer if you are prepared to turn it in on time. If you are interested, please indicate so in the forum below and Chuck will make the final selection.
1. McBryde
2. Brlesq
3. ninfiction
4. 05Venturer
5. junglepete
Note[/i]: A reviewer who posts their review late will receive neutral feedback. A reviewer who does not post at all will receive negative feedback. There are always exceptions to the rule and a reasonable excuse for tardiness or a no show will be respected and thus not counted against the reviewer. Our sponsoring members and our administrators make the choice of who is to participate in any particular Geek Critique and can be better informed of their choices with this initiative in place.
Thanks again to Cfickter for providing the cigar. And thank you to the reviewers.