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 1 - 10 of 12 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 07, 2015 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Full | Very Pleasant |
Two words; Cherry & Bomb. The "Cherry" stands for harsh chemical and the "Bomb" stands for Fail.
In the tin this smells great. In the pipe however it's a different story. This blend lights easily and smokes consistently to a fine ash although I wished that it had never lit at all. I tried this blend several times in several pipes both self made and store bought, from block meerschaum to briar to mulberry and all with the same result. Cherry Bomb tasted strongly of a nice vanilla on the char. After only a few puffs the cherry kicked in. It was a horrible cacophony of chemical flavors. It was almost as bad as moontrance mixed with bulk vanilla. Even when smoking cautiously this blend will bite.
There is an upside to this blend. The room note is delicious and draws compliments from smokers and non smokers alike. Also Cherry Bomb blends very nicely with bulk vanilla. 1oz Cherry Bomb to 1lbs vanilla smokes much more nicely, no trace of the chemical cherry taste and it's bite is reduced to naught.
In the tin this smells great. In the pipe however it's a different story. This blend lights easily and smokes consistently to a fine ash although I wished that it had never lit at all. I tried this blend several times in several pipes both self made and store bought, from block meerschaum to briar to mulberry and all with the same result. Cherry Bomb tasted strongly of a nice vanilla on the char. After only a few puffs the cherry kicked in. It was a horrible cacophony of chemical flavors. It was almost as bad as moontrance mixed with bulk vanilla. Even when smoking cautiously this blend will bite.
There is an upside to this blend. The room note is delicious and draws compliments from smokers and non smokers alike. Also Cherry Bomb blends very nicely with bulk vanilla. 1oz Cherry Bomb to 1lbs vanilla smokes much more nicely, no trace of the chemical cherry taste and it's bite is reduced to naught.
Pipe Used:
briar, meerschaum, cherry, apple, mulberry, morta
PurchasedFrom:
P&C
Age When Smoked:
fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2018 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Tolerable |
Cherrybomb is a pipe tobacco I noticed many people were harsh towards in their criticism. In fairness to this tobacco I decided to try it, after all in a world where everybody is a critic it's best to try things for yourself right? Well... this is one instance where the critics were right. Cherrybomb has a weird smell to it, it smells very faintly of a weird cherry and vanilla flavouring that does not smell good or compliment the tobacco. But hey, don't knock it until you try it right? Cherrybomb burns very quickly and has the same weird taste you get from the tin. Honestly I feel like this blend tries too hard to be a nice versatile blend of cherry and vanilla but fails at both. In the end I gave this one away. Try at your own leisure.
Pipe Used:
IMP Meerschaum
PurchasedFrom:
SmokingPipes.com
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| May 21, 2017 | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
People seem to fall on either side of the fence with this one. Either it is a lovely aromatic with good burning characteristics or it is more of what makes aromatics notorious. My experience was that it had no flavoring at all. Tasted like plain tobacco. Sure it has good burn characteristics. But without the advertised flavor, what's the point? Why not just get a blend that is advertised as a non-aromatic? And with a name like cherry bomb, I really expected a very pronounced cherry flavor. What a tremendous let-down. Not recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Oct 08, 2013 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild | Pleasant |
I have been searching for a good cherry blend, and I came upon this one at my local b&m and thought I would give it a shot. After all, CAO makes an excellent cigar. I was actually pretty disappointed with this blend. The tin smelled pretty good, a bit of cherry, but I got a lot of vanilla aroma from it. It was a bit on the dry side. First smoke was rather un-enjoyable. The only flavor I got was vanilla and I had a hard time keeping it lit. I thought I would try it in a different briar, but I ended up getting similar results. Not sure if I'll slowly smoke my way through the remainder of the tin, or just give it away. I'm sure there's people out there that like this, but I won't be buying it again.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 03, 2021 | Mild | Very Mild | Full | Pleasant |
I was pretty excited to try this tobacco. I've been looking for a cherry thats good or at least tolerable. Sadly this one isn't it. This one smelled really good in the tin and the room note was pretty nice. It wasn't too wet, and it burned really well. If those qualities are what matter most to you, then I would recommend you give it a try. I honestly felt like I owed my pipe an apology after smoking it though. It was very soapy in my opinion with hints of cherry that were not really good at all. It just didn't taste very good to me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 27, 2020 | Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
Out of the tin, this blend smelled amazing and I was really looking forward to trying this. This blend was chemical tasting and no cherry at all. It burned well and stayed lit. But I would not buy this again.
Pipe Used:
Peterson Christmas Pipe 2016
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking pipes
Age When Smoked:
Right out of the tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2020 | Very Mild | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
This is another one I remembered smoking during my first round of pipe smoking years ago and recently decided to try again when some tins were on sale.
Opening the tin gave a pretty harsh chemical smell and cherry. It seemed much different than I remembered. It was also pretty moist and required drying.
I put it into a new cob pipe. The taste was similar to cherry cough syrup or a strong cherry coke from a soda fountain. Luckily, the initial hit died down and it became a little more enjoyable. The room note is nice, my wife complimented it.
After two bowls I scraped the rest in a Quart jar and filled the rest with 1Q. This made a decent cherry/vanilla blend and helped me smoke up the rest.
Opening the tin gave a pretty harsh chemical smell and cherry. It seemed much different than I remembered. It was also pretty moist and required drying.
I put it into a new cob pipe. The taste was similar to cherry cough syrup or a strong cherry coke from a soda fountain. Luckily, the initial hit died down and it became a little more enjoyable. The room note is nice, my wife complimented it.
After two bowls I scraped the rest in a Quart jar and filled the rest with 1Q. This made a decent cherry/vanilla blend and helped me smoke up the rest.
Pipe Used:
Cobs
PurchasedFrom:
can't remember
Age When Smoked:
straight from tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 10, 2016 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
I had high hopes for this mixture. I generally like CAO offerings and I generally love Cherry-flavored tobaccos.
The tin note on Cherrybomb is odd. It doesn't smell of cherry or vanilla as much as much as it smells of harsh chemicals.
Happily, it doesn't taste like it smells. Unhappily, it doesn't taste like much of anything at all.
I think I'll stick with Cult's Blood Red Moon and Tewkesbury's Hobbit's Weed for my go-to Cherry Tobacco.
2016-03-05: I have pushed this jar to the back of my drawer for a couple months and tried it again. No change.
The tin note on Cherrybomb is odd. It doesn't smell of cherry or vanilla as much as much as it smells of harsh chemicals.
Happily, it doesn't taste like it smells. Unhappily, it doesn't taste like much of anything at all.
I think I'll stick with Cult's Blood Red Moon and Tewkesbury's Hobbit's Weed for my go-to Cherry Tobacco.
2016-03-05: I have pushed this jar to the back of my drawer for a couple months and tried it again. No change.
Pipe Used:
Mr. Brog #14 Churchwarden
PurchasedFrom:
P&C Website
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 10, 2012 | Very Mild | Very Strong | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
Smoking Cherry Bomb was one of the worst pipesmoking experiences I've had. Lots of chemicals, was like smoking a urinal cake.
After a couple bowls, threw the rest out.
If you're looking for a cherry blend, try Boswell's Pennsylvania Dutch Treat.
Not recommended.
After a couple bowls, threw the rest out.
If you're looking for a cherry blend, try Boswell's Pennsylvania Dutch Treat.
Not recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 30, 2024 | Mild | Strong | Mild to Medium | Strong |
Not my cuppa. So wet in the tin that it’s shiny. I let a few bowls dry overnight and then packed up. Lights superbly. Huge clouds of thick blue and white smoke. Exploding room note. So much vanilla and cherry going on that it’s hard to get to the actual tobacco underneath. It was almost hard to smoke slowly because it burned to readily. Even after a day in the open air it started gurgling on its own. I could see very easily how some folks would just love Cherry Bomb but it’s quite a bit more aromatic than I prefer, without enough flavor from what must be very nice Virginia and cavendish tobaccos at the heart. I may try blending it. Not a total loss but phew! That name isn’t lying. If you like cherries and vanilla then this one’s for you.
Pipe Used:
Peterson 68
PurchasedFrom:
P&C
Age When Smoked:
Day after opening
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