CAO Black

(2.54)
CAO Black is a unique aromatic blend. The tobacco has a rich and tangy raspberry note, with a subtle undercurrent of creamy vanilla and cocoa, giving it a sweet and smooth flavor. Best of all, it's one of the most gentle smoking blends you're likely to try. For a bite free, blend with a great aroma, you've got to try CAO Black.

Details

Brand CAO
Blended By Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Manufactured By Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia
Flavoring Cocoa / Chocolate, Raspberry, Vanilla
Cut Coarse Cut
Packaging 50 grams tin
Country United States
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

2.54 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 11, 2014 Very Mild Very Strong Medium Very Pleasant
This tin smells like dessert, seriously. I considered dipping it (and may still) the topping smells that good. No "chem" smells, just raspberry jam and vanilla upfront, roasted cocoa/coffee when you really get in there.

Initial char, a hollow, tinny smoke with a strong dry raspberry. As I tamped and did a full light I got a great big mouthful of raspberry and cocoa smoke that was incredibly thick. Just as with the tin note, not a lot of chemical taste or smell, just raspberries. The smell was heavy on the vanilla where I didn't really detect it as much when competing with the raspberry flavor of the smoke.

Halfway through the bowl, I started to pick up some coconut flavors. I also picked up a very familiar aromatic taste, like the smell of Dad's Borkum Riff vanilla cav.

Despite smoking this pipe rather hot (like a fat kid eating cake, really) I didn't get any tongue bite, even when I could tell the smoke was hotter than it should have been.

This is a wonderful aromatic, for the reason that it is more strongly flavored than anything else I've had, yet does not have any of the more synthetic flavors once it starts burning. The burn qualities were exceptional, even when hot this didn't bite.

The only drawback being that the tobacco, at no time, takes anything more than the role of "flavor delivery medium". That's ok, but I think I would have liked to taste some more distinct tobaccos in there as well.
Pipe Used: Benton Bulldog (Edwards)
PurchasedFrom: Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked: Unknown
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 09, 2015 Mild Medium Medium Very Pleasant
This blend is another winner for CAO. I really don't know how they manage to create such wonderful aromatics, but I'm glad they've figured it out. This blend isn't one that I crave much, and I think it's mainly due to the fact that I dislike berry-flavored anything. However, this one does offer the aromatic smoker a bit more complexity. As with other CAO blends, this one comes ready to smoke with just the right moisture and it packs well into nearly any bowl. The first charring light will give you a blast of berry flavor. I wasn't sure I would like it after that, but I kept going. I was glad that I did: I got more than just a berry flavor from it: toasted marshmallow and cocoa come to mind. It was pretty refreshing, and great to have in the morning as a sweet fix. If you like aromatics, you just can't go wrong with CAO.
Pipe Used: Various briars
PurchasedFrom: Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked: Fresh from the tin
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 18, 2014 Mild Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
This is a Lane Tobacco and as a fan of CAO products, I don't feel that it's a good representation for CAO. I don't care for the whimsical clear plastic disk on top of the tobacco as it hinders the drying of the opened tin (and it needs to dry desperately). There's surprising little flavor, other than vanilla. The Virginia content is just a teaser and not a player. This stuff smokes like a coal furnace; once it's burning, it continues to burn like a scented bathroom candle - magic hee hee. If you're looking for a great Raspberry flavor, buy some Lane Black Raspberry in bulk; it smokes much better and has less PPG. CAO Black is saturated with goopy oily gunk and besides leaving my mouth raw, it made one hell of a mess in my pipe. If you've never tried CAO Moontrance or Eileens Dream, please don't prejudge CAO based on this muck. I bought two tins when CAO Black first hit the market because they were on sale 2 for 1; I gave one tin to a friend (he likes it). I don't like giving bad reviews, and perhaps the first batch had some problems. But if you're looking for Captain Black, buy Captain Black and if you plan to smoke aromatics regularly, it might be best to purchase them in bulk as the preservatives seem to be much more prevalent in tins.
Pipe Used: MM Country Gentleman COB
PurchasedFrom: pipesandcigars
Age When Smoked: 4 month tin
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 05, 2017 Mild to Medium Mild Medium Very Pleasant
Got this from my good friend D. Thanks bro.

This is a pretty good aro. Tastes nice and smells nice. I get a toasty note and a touch of nuts from the Black Cav. The flavorings, in order of strength, are vanilla, a tart raspberry, and then the cocoa. Taste pretty dang good overall. Can burn a little warm, but nothing I can't handle.

Mild to medium in body with very little nicotine. Medium in taste. Flavoring is mild. Burns very well.
Pipe Used: MM Morgan, Dwarf, Washington
PurchasedFrom: gifted
Age When Smoked: about a year or so
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 19, 2017 Extremely Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
One of the now not so new CAO offerings for the aromatic crowd. Delicious with a creamy cocoa and Vanilla headliner. I also tasted the fruit essence, but it was far off in the background. Not soggy at all and while it does ghost a pipe and leave a wet dottle, it is perfect as an after dinner dessert. Light and does not bite.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 22, 2015 Mild Medium Medium Very Pleasant
Found CAO Black to be a nice smoke. I was looking for a few with a raspberry note to try out and CAO black has a soft tin note with the rasperry and a little vanilla. It smells soft and smooth in the tin and that transpires into the smoke as well. It smoked even and a soft nuance was there from beginning to end making it a nice smoking experience. Not a lot of tobacco combinations going on with this one, it is pretty much a straight up aromatic experience. Great room note and nothing to complain about here. Thought it smoked more like a cavendish/black cavendish in its smoothness as I didn't pick up on the burley or virginia. Overall a good smoke if you are looking for a raspberry note. I did find Boswell's Raspberry Cream to be a better smoke overall if your looking for an aro with raspberry. It's just a fuller smoke all the way around.
Pipe Used: Rossi, Red Point, La Strada, Cob
PurchasedFrom: P&C
Age When Smoked: 3 mos
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 22, 2015 Mild to Medium Medium Medium Very Pleasant
The tin aroma is exactly as advertised. Ripe raspberry and chocolate. There is a hint of vanilla as well. I found the humidity of the tobacco to be just over what I find ideal, but it smoked fine and I have had no burn issues. The highlight of this blend is definitely the room note. Sweet and floral raspberry with a touch of cocoa. The taste is a bit more subdued. The aroma translates well to the palate, with the addition of vanilla and a light hint of floral honey. I feel like people around me enjoy smelling it more than I do smoking it, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. For the most part, this is a mellow, aromatic, bite free blend. However, it will bite a little if you are an overzealous puffer. It has a surprising nicotine content as well. It's not all that high, mind you. It's simply higher than I was expecting in such a sweet smelling blend. Overall, I enjoyed it. My tin is nearly kicked, and I wish that I had included a tin or two on my latest tobacco order.
Age When Smoked: new
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 06, 2015 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Medium Very Pleasant
A pleasant surprise. This tobacco has turned out to be my favorite of a P&C 5 tin CAO sampler. The dark chocolate flavor is rich but never overpowering. It mixed very well with the raspberry and by the end of the bowl left me with the subtle taste of cocoa. It was much like the taste left a few minutes after finishing a mug of hot chocolate. The room note was exceedingly pleasant. I found many bystanders asking for more. At times I French inhale this tobacco to glean from it every form of flavor it has to offer. This tobacco was not overly moist not was it dry. It smoked beautifully fresh from the tin. At times I puff this tobacco to quickly and to deeply because of it's deliciousness and still no bite was to be found. The tobacco taste is there, but as a supporting character, in which it does a fine job of fulfilling it's role. I couldn't be happier with this blend.
Pipe Used: Shire Churchwarden, Self Mulberry Churchwarden
PurchasedFrom: P&C
Age When Smoked: Fresh. It didn't last long
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 04, 2015 Extremely Mild Very Mild Very Mild Pleasant
Tin note is great, raspberry,vanilla,caramel,whiskey. It looks, smells, and smokes like Lane BCA bulk with a raspberry topping addition. The tin-note is stronger than either its flavor or room-note. It smoked well right out of the tin, but it could have been dried a bit for a better/drier smoke. Lane BCA is one of my favorite tobaccos, and this one adds just a hint of the raspberry adding a new dimension to a tried and true tobacco. I think the Lane BCA smokes nearly the same, and as a bulk is a better value. This tobacco would be a bit better if it had a slightly stronger berry flavor, if that could be accomplished without adding too much "goop". Very light tobacco, low vitamin-N. It burned to the bottom of the bowl with just a slight bit of wet dottle left behind which may have been remedied with a bit of drying. I would recommend this tobacco to anyone who likes aromatics.
Pipe Used: Kings Cross Fetherweigt Canadian 802A
PurchasedFrom: Pipes & Cigars
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 15, 2014 Very Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
I'd have to agree with Pipe Newb that this an excellent non-biting flavorful smoke. I'm sitting on the porch enjoying my first bowl and couldn't be happier!

Upon initial opening of the tin you are greeted by what appears to be a really wet dark cavendish and a sparse offering of gold cavendish and some Virginia. Wet is not the case, in fact right after lighting I had to run inside for a few minutes and came back out to a still lit pipe.

The first light lent a very nice raspberry taste and subtle dark chocolate hints that are not fighting against the fruity side at all. The two tastes have melded together nicely and are providing a rather enjoyable first bowl. I also agree that the tobaccos are hiding in the background and have yet to rear their heads half way through; only the tasty smoke.

I really don't care for the taste ofraspberry candy or ice cream but received the Black as part of a three tin sampler from P&C. I was blown away by the Eileen's Dream, could take or leave the Moontrance, but am really liking this Black.

I am a fan of this. At halfway the raspberry has faded and it seems that this experience will end as a soft cocoa.
Pipe Used: MM Country Gentleman
PurchasedFrom: P&C
Age When Smoked: Fresh Tin
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