Cigar Extra: CAO Italia Cuban Press

I have to admit after the Brazilia a couple days before, I was very hesitant to even open up another Cuban Press cigar for several days...once bitten, twice shy, and all. Then I reasoned that even if the Brazilia was insufficiently aged, that was unlikely to be the case for the others, simply because of the multiple origins of the tobaccos that are used in every single stick. The 4 different sticks in the Cuban Press box consist of tobaccos from seven different countries and God only knows how many different growing regions within those countries (well, to be honest, Tim Ozgener and Jon Huber probably know, too). Having realized that, I also realized that having all these cigars together in one place at the same time is somewhat of an international logistical nightmare.

So I sparked up the Italia...and it was good. I have to be fair and say that it was my fourth cigar of the day. I also did not have anything to take notes on at the time. But it was very good. It had enough strength to cut through the smoky haze that covered my taste buds at the time, which was no small feat. And it was what I had expected: very similar to the regular Italia Box Press, which is my favorite of all the Italia vitolas. Well worth the time I took to smoke it and I will enjoy the remaining two in my box set.

The last of these 4 Cuban Press beauties is the LX2. I will have a little fuller review on it because to date there is no LX2 Box Press. On the other hand, I don't think a full review is warranted because I have reviewed both the Lancero by itself and the Rob as part of the eLements in the last few months.