CAO Cherry Bomb
(2.31)
Cherry Bomb uses some of the finest flue cured Virginias and steamed black cavendish tobaccos and enhances them with excellent notes of tangy cherry and silky vanilla for wonderful flavor and aroma.
Details
| Brand | CAO |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group for CAO International |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Cherry, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ready Rubbed |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.31 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 15 of 15 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 03, 2021 | Medium | Very Strong | Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
Recently I launched a search for a current production cherry blend that I could live with, and, I found one - Blood Red Moon. Unfortunately, I still had one blend to test from my stash and that was Cherry Bomb by STG. I should have ended my search with Blood Red Moon. Although made and distributed by the same entity, these two blends are miles apart in quality. The tin opening revealed a dark blend that looked like it ought to be damp and sticky. Instead, my tin was rather dry compared to most aromatics that I have opened lately and ready to smoke. I didn't need a distant sniff test, as the aroma of this blend was already demanding my attention. Acidic and irritating, the tin aroma was like sniffing an artificial cherry odor in an acidic solution. This infusion was so strong that I had no desire to light it and set a sample out to air. It took about two hours of airing out to get to light up. The potent cherry odor persisted in the smoke to about the halfway point of the bowl and then faded. From that point on it smoked like a fair to middling Virginia and black cavendish blend that was okay but nothing to write home about. Apparently that is how show buyers feel, as I have had this tin on my show tables for the past three seasons (not counting our "lost" year of 2020) and no takers. Most of we reviewers have been done in by the industrial nature of the flavoring in this blend and see it as an unpleasant smoke. Unpleasant equates to two stars and offensive equates to one star in my view. Cherry Bomb is more like a one and a half star blend and is stuck between being unpleasant and offensive.
Pipe Used:
Ser Jacopo 1/2 bent billiard 2002
PurchasedFrom:
an Ebay seller
Age When Smoked:
unknown, but about five years old
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 19, 2011 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
the taste was pretty good but it did burn hot for me. every time i smoked it i would get complements on the smell of it. i think i would use it every once and a while just to change up the pace.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 23, 2011 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
better than bella vanilla but still burns hot. the bite was not as bad as bella vanilla. had a nice cherry taste with a bit of vanilla as a side note. would get a higher rating if i didnt burn so hot that alone would haave smoothed out the flavor making it better. the nice thing was unlike bella vanilla was the flavor stayed almost all the way through. will finish the tin but most likely will not buy another tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 11, 2010 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
The CAO brand is for most beginners its definitely nice for a room note or if you have some friends around or family that would complain about the smell of a non aromatic blend. It burns a little hot, very little if any bite.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 19, 2009 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
The tin aroma is very cherry. I don't smell any vanilla. The tobacco is a little on the dry side. It packs well, lights well and stays lit without much effort.
The room note is incredible. It almost smells like potpourri instead of pipe tobacco. I've gotten rave reviews on the room note.
No tongue bite. I'm very susceptible to it and I got none.
The cherry flavoring is somewhat present in the smoke, but it takes on a slight chemical taste, maybe that's the cavendish, I don't know. I don't taste any vanilla in the smoke. There was no depth or structure in the natural flavors of the tobacco. It's a fairly one-dimensional smoke.
At this price point, I'm willing to bet that there are better cherry aromatics to be had. I gave this one a shot because my tobacconist carries it and doesn't have much of a selection anyway. If you're looking for a real people pleaser as far as room note goes, than this will fit the bill.
The room note is incredible. It almost smells like potpourri instead of pipe tobacco. I've gotten rave reviews on the room note.
No tongue bite. I'm very susceptible to it and I got none.
The cherry flavoring is somewhat present in the smoke, but it takes on a slight chemical taste, maybe that's the cavendish, I don't know. I don't taste any vanilla in the smoke. There was no depth or structure in the natural flavors of the tobacco. It's a fairly one-dimensional smoke.
At this price point, I'm willing to bet that there are better cherry aromatics to be had. I gave this one a shot because my tobacconist carries it and doesn't have much of a selection anyway. If you're looking for a real people pleaser as far as room note goes, than this will fit the bill.
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