CAO Eileen's Dream
(2.91)
Inspired by CAO's flavorful Eileen's Dream Cigarillos, this blend begins with a base of quality Virginia and black cavendish leaf and then infuses the same with a frothed cream that's been laced with superior Irish whiskey and coconut milk, followed by a subtle mixture of hazelnut paste, ground almonds, cocoa and vanilla extracts.
Details
| Brand | CAO |
| Blended By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Cigar Leaf, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Cocco, Cocoa / Chocolate, Cream, Irish Mist, Nuts / Beans, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.91 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 18, 2022 | Very Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I’ve had a tin sitting in the cellar for a couple years and just cracked it open for St. Paddy’s day. It instantly went the into the top three of my aromatic list. Smooth and delicious. There’s white chocolate, hazelnut, a hint of whiskey, and yes even tobacco after the first few minutes. There’s a vanilla undertone that’s more natural than most vanilla aros, almost like vanilla cream. The thing that really won me over was the burn. Although it took a few aggressive lights at the start that nearly gave tongue bite, it burned better than any heavy aro I’ve ever had. All the way down to ash. Never gurgled. Of course it pleases everyone around as well. I imagine this will ghost, so I’d only smoke this in a dedication pipe. Perfect for after a savory meal with friends, and it pairs well with a cold Guinness.
Note: I tried this in a filtered pipe, occasionally removing and then reinserting the filter, and found that it’s much smoother and cooler with the filter, without losing the delicious flavor.
***UPDATE
Dropping to 3 stars
So I still love the smoke from a fresh tin , the flavor flashes off the tin rather fast. I found that a couple weeks after opening and jarring, it became much more muted, with little of the cream flavor left, and just plain boring. So open it, and smoke it up.
Note: I tried this in a filtered pipe, occasionally removing and then reinserting the filter, and found that it’s much smoother and cooler with the filter, without losing the delicious flavor.
***UPDATE
Dropping to 3 stars
So I still love the smoke from a fresh tin , the flavor flashes off the tin rather fast. I found that a couple weeks after opening and jarring, it became much more muted, with little of the cream flavor left, and just plain boring. So open it, and smoke it up.
Pipe Used:
Briar
Age When Smoked:
2 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2023 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This is just ok to me. Not terrible, but certainly nothing ground breaking, except the room note, which is absolutely heavenly.
The taste is incredibly mild, I get hints of chocolate and cream. And that's about all I get from it. I can't discern any of the liquor or coconut that others seem to. Not bad, but I don't see myself getting more of this one.
The taste is incredibly mild, I get hints of chocolate and cream. And that's about all I get from it. I can't discern any of the liquor or coconut that others seem to. Not bad, but I don't see myself getting more of this one.
Pipe Used:
Savinelli Favola
PurchasedFrom:
Cup O' Joe's
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 24, 2022 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
I'm generally not an aromatic smoker, but I still had higher hopes for this one. The description makes it sound more elegant and complex than it smoked in my experience. There is far too much Cavendish for me in this blend, almost to the point of overwhelming everything else. The flavoring was one of any of the dozens of run-of-the-mill Vanilla Cavendish blends out there. And it smoked a bit harsh. A very mediocre blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 04, 2017 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium | Very Pleasant |
After 3 tins of ED, I still feel unable to deliver an unwavering verdict. So I will give the points as they lie. Big points for the topping! They are skillfully and artfully used, and it is only due to the menagerie of flavorings involved that one cannot simply tune into one, a couple, or a desired selection. These are unique flavors in the pipe but also pair exceedingly well with the pipe tobacco class. You will get vanilla, you will find cooa, you will sense Irish creme, nuts, and even fleeting bourbon. Anything negative I may point out has to do with the limited atmospheric factors under which I can enjoy the blend. ED is much more enjoyable and favorable in cool, arid conditions. It will still smoke capably in warmer, more humid conditions. You just won't notice the flavorings to be so pleasant, and likely will take a turn to the boring, nondescript, and mundane. I like to keep a little of this around in a much dryer state to enjoy when the whim strikes.
UPDATE: I'm dropping this one a star. The last tin I opened has been a real challenge, very hot and bitey. And if there's one thing I can't stand it's a hot-smoking aromatic. Flavors are still pretty great, it's a shame it wants to punish me. But maybe as some topping dries off of it the blend will behave a little better.
UPDATE: I'm dropping this one a star. The last tin I opened has been a real challenge, very hot and bitey. And if there's one thing I can't stand it's a hot-smoking aromatic. Flavors are still pretty great, it's a shame it wants to punish me. But maybe as some topping dries off of it the blend will behave a little better.
PurchasedFrom:
Pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh tin
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 10, 2017 | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
I had high hopes for this one. Tin aroma is wonderful as is the room note, but totally lacks in taste. Like smoking hot air. No nic hit at all. I'm gonna have to try cutting it with some cube cut Burley or something.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2017 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
I would place this in the category of a beginner aromatic. A very mild smoke with some and I do mean some flavor. This is just not a real complex smoke and the tobacco flavor is just not there. Tin opening is nice but pretty monochromatic. Mixture was really damp and required a good bit of drying time. Light up was a little difficult and required several relights during smoke. Big burst of flavor at the start that quickly went away. The issue I have with this blend is the underlying tobacco flavor is also missing. This is just not much in the way of an interesting blend. It is not complex nor is it big on taste or flavor. This is just a very bland blend with nothing to want to return for a second smoke.
Pipe Used:
Boswell
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 16, 2014 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
This was included in a package purchase and I was disappointed with the flavor (or lack of). When the description says subtle flavors, they are very subtle. On the plus side it was a mild smoke.
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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| Jan 20, 2024 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Mild | Strong |
Didn’t like that much. Smells amazing unsmoked but while smoking made me cough a lot and flavor wasn’t complex.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 19, 2022 | Very Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Chocolatey Irish cream for sure. A bit of nuts and some tobacco flavor too. I just feel this one fell a little short. Everyone raves about it as the best aromatic around but I just think it’s ok. It’s not bad but the flavor falls off after the first half of the bowl, it has a cigarillo black n mild taste to it which just feels gas station tobacco to me. Not bad but for my money there’s a lot more tasty aromatics around.
Pipe Used:
Meers and Missouri meers
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 27, 2020 | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
This was my second dive into Aro's after a decade of neglecting them for my beloved English blends.
Eileen's Dream is definitely a dream. Very creamy, light, smooth, vanilla with some bittersweet chocolate, I get it. I completely forgot I was smoking it one time for a solid 5-10 minutes with it clenched.
If that's what you're looking for, this is it. It'll burn hot, so take it easy with it. I'd also recommend drying each bowl load about 15-20mins before lighting up.
For me, this is a tepid no. When I'm smoking, I like to SMOKE (if that makes any sense). I want it's presence known; I want it talking to me. This one felt more like a whisper. No noticeable vitamin N or heft to it, which is it's intention, so I get it's merits. It's like having a cream latte vs. a cup of black coffee.
I also had difficulty picking up any complexity to this one, even through the retrohale. It was always just smooth cream/chocolate. Not necessarily a negative, but worth mentioning. This could be due to my lack of experience with these, but either way, this one is just 'too quiet' for me.
Eileen's Dream is definitely a dream. Very creamy, light, smooth, vanilla with some bittersweet chocolate, I get it. I completely forgot I was smoking it one time for a solid 5-10 minutes with it clenched.
If that's what you're looking for, this is it. It'll burn hot, so take it easy with it. I'd also recommend drying each bowl load about 15-20mins before lighting up.
For me, this is a tepid no. When I'm smoking, I like to SMOKE (if that makes any sense). I want it's presence known; I want it talking to me. This one felt more like a whisper. No noticeable vitamin N or heft to it, which is it's intention, so I get it's merits. It's like having a cream latte vs. a cup of black coffee.
I also had difficulty picking up any complexity to this one, even through the retrohale. It was always just smooth cream/chocolate. Not necessarily a negative, but worth mentioning. This could be due to my lack of experience with these, but either way, this one is just 'too quiet' for me.
Pipe Used:
Several pipes
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
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