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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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 11, 2022 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Upon the process of us moving, we gave this nice lady Maria a lot of our potted outdoor plants, pavers, etc. She noticed that I was smoking a pipe and said that she would bring in some pipe tobacco to me that her dearly departed Uncle had. I was expecting a few open tins of Captain Black, etc. but was gifted a shopping bag of 12 unopened tins and 1 pouch of various blends. This is one of them. I took it to the club and smoked it in my Chacom Volcano pipe. The tin note was very cherry and this smoked with consistent flavor and without any bite. Cherry blends, seem to get a lot of mixed reviews but I found absolutely nothing wrong with it and did not seem artificial tasting either. Another member of the club smoked some and liked it also and I did not get any complaints regarding the room note. All in all, I found this to be a well-made Cherry blend and will add it to my summer rotation. A nice gift from a nice lady.
Pipe Used:
Chacom Volcano
PurchasedFrom:
Gift
Age When Smoked:
Unknown
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 04, 2015 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Cherry Tobacco's take me back to my childhood, my dad smoked Cherry exclusively. I tried his favorites - Middleton and Paladin which only left me wondering why my dad choose these to smoke. I ventured out and started looking for something else. BOOM! I found Cherry Bomb. A room note reminiscent of my childhood in a tobacco that doesn't bite with a mild taste. smoked the bowl to the bottom with 1 relight and no bitter taste at the end.
PurchasedFrom:
pipes and cigars.com
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 05, 2014 | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
New and right out of the tin the tobacco lit easy and smoked down to a white ash. I was surprised. Maybe two relights and I finished a bowl. Taste is sweet but not overbearing and the room note is great. Go easy with this or it will bite you. Overall it's a good cherry blend to smoke now and then not every day for me.
Pipe Used:
various
PurchasedFrom:
smoking pipes
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Oct 13, 2021 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Unlike Blood Red Moon, CAO Cherry Bomb doubles down on its cherry casing in an all-cavendish blend. As is titular, the blenders aimed to infuse this tobacco with as much cherry flavor as possible, and so its strong casing and topping will deter those who prefer a more natural tobacco flavor. As such, it presents with a strong "chemical" quality.
However, if that doesn't bother you, then Cherry Bomb is a perfectly competent blend in its genre. Sweet black cavendish, which looks devilish in the tin, provides a nice and sweet foundation for thick cherry syrup. I found the casing to be so thick that I could literally feel it on my tongue, sort of like the maple in Autumn Evening. Similarly, in order to experience the full flavor, this blend needs to be smoked very slowly and deliberately. Sip extremely slowly and allow it to sit on your tongue for a few seconds.
Overall, the impression is somewhat like vanilla Dr. Pepper. Intense cherry is rounded out by vanilla syrup, on top of a bed of aromatic cavendish that gives it a more complex quality. This is an enjoyable tin and worth trying out if you're a fan of cherries.
However, if that doesn't bother you, then Cherry Bomb is a perfectly competent blend in its genre. Sweet black cavendish, which looks devilish in the tin, provides a nice and sweet foundation for thick cherry syrup. I found the casing to be so thick that I could literally feel it on my tongue, sort of like the maple in Autumn Evening. Similarly, in order to experience the full flavor, this blend needs to be smoked very slowly and deliberately. Sip extremely slowly and allow it to sit on your tongue for a few seconds.
Overall, the impression is somewhat like vanilla Dr. Pepper. Intense cherry is rounded out by vanilla syrup, on top of a bed of aromatic cavendish that gives it a more complex quality. This is an enjoyable tin and worth trying out if you're a fan of cherries.
Pipe Used:
Missouri Meerschaum Mizzou
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
1 Week
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 08, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Good cherry flavor, burns well. This one will actually dry out of left open unlike many aromatics, so be careful. I tried a lot of cherry blends this year and this is one of the contenders. Not the top, but very good
Pipe Used:
Various
Age When Smoked:
new tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 26, 2015 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Because I prefer non aromatics, I was a bit reluctant to try this tobacco at first. The name "Cherry Bomb" implied a hot blast of cherry flavoring that would leave me with chemical after taste and a headache. I was dead wrong. Cherry bomb is pleasantly sweet and medium to full bodied. Most importantly, my wife loves the aroma. The tin note is impressive and smells of chocolate covered cherries.
Pipe Used:
Jobey Billard
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
2 weeks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 16, 2014 | Very Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
I purchased this as in a package. If you like aromatics and cherries this is the one for you! Cherry Bomb is one of my favorites!
Pipe Used:
Corn cob
PurchasedFrom:
Cigar International
Age When Smoked:
1 month
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 01, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
If you are looking for a strong aromatic to smoke in mixed company, this is the one for you. Once you open the tin you are hit with a wave of cherry and black licorice scents. I couldn't really taste anything special as I smoked it. The room note was wonderful, but powerful. My wife had insisted that I should by a tin (after her mother had regaled her with stories of my father in law smoking cherry blends) but has since confessed that the cherry note was too powerful and lingered far to long for her pleasure. I'm back to smoking my usual blends now, but I would recommend Cherry bomb to anyone looking for a strong aro.
Pipe Used:
bent billiard
PurchasedFrom:
the Nostalgia Shop; Columbia, Missouri
Age When Smoked:
fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 02, 2013 | Mild | Strong | Medium | Very Pleasant |
CAO Cherry Bomb has a super sweet cherry flavor and the room note is fantastic. Being one of my first cherry blends, I was happy to find it actually tastes like cherries. A bit moist right out of the tin but after and hour of dry time it's good to go. It starts off with a desserty sweetness with a very subtle hint of the vanilla. I noticed the sweetness eases off to a more smokey flavor at the half bowl point but was happy to find the cherry flavoring still stuck around. My beard smelled amazing for the rest of the day! Burned a bit on the hot side but no bite.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 29, 2013 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Cherrybomb, 50g tin
Star Rating = 3.0
Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst
Pouch Note = 8
Room Note = 8
Flavor = 8
Bite = 8
Burn = 8
After Taste = 8
Raw Score = 48
Rated Percentage = 80%
Comment = Smooth, Mild, big Cherry flavor but no vanilla Flavor, bitter at the end of the bowl
Star Rating = 3.0
Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst
Pouch Note = 8
Room Note = 8
Flavor = 8
Bite = 8
Burn = 8
After Taste = 8
Raw Score = 48
Rated Percentage = 80%
Comment = Smooth, Mild, big Cherry flavor but no vanilla Flavor, bitter at the end of the bowl
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