Anyone out there have an opinion on CAO cigars?

I searched on here and nothing came up...
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I've reviewed a few on my site. I really like some of them, and some are boring. But they have a great mild body cigar, and a great full body cigar IMO. A lot of brands don't have that.
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I like the Black, VR, and Brazilia. The rest, not so much, although I haven't tried Sopranos or La Traviata.
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I've had a few Brazilias, and really enjoyed them. In fact I've got a few monstrous brazilias in the humi now....
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I have just smoked the Golds. What would you recommend be the next CAO to light up?
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Moving to Cigar Discussion since this is not a review.
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The Brazilia is pretty good and can be picked up on CI Daily Specials or Cigar.com daily specials at real good prices, most of the others are OK. I am not at all fond of the LaTraviata at all, way over-hyped to me but many others really like them. I have a 5'r of Sapranos Aging but have not tried one. :-)
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Did you like the Gold, or do you prefer something stronger?
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I did like the Gold. Burned nice and tasted good. I like things around that strength. I kinda want to branch out though and try somethin darker.
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I actually just picked up a few of these CAOs.

Have you tried the MX2s? I haven't tried that one yet, but I've read some mixed reviews.
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Yeah, they suck. :-)
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May be a little strong but try the Brazilia. One thing about CAO is the Appearance, Construction and Burn is usually very good on all of them.
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Knew I was forgetting one. The MX2s are decent smokes.
I think all of the rest of CAOs offerings are stronger than the Gold. Maybe you could try the Black, VR, MX2, or America. The Brazilia, Italia, and LX2 might be a bit of a jump if you like the milder sticks.
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http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6355
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12957
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13219
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sweet deal. i will have to give one of those a shot next time i am out and about.
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As mentioned before, the Brazilias are pretty good. Blacks are decent smokes too. The rest are pretty lackluster though.
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I like the brazilias quite a bit. I always keep a box handy and it is a go-to smoke whenever I want to go with something I know will be good, as opposed to trying something new. I also enjoy the sopranos line, but those can be hit and miss for me. The mx2 didn't really do it for me. I was gifted a couple lx2s that haven't met the flame yet, but will as soon as the weather breaks. I've heard good things about them. People seem to like the CAO maduro quite a bit, though I was underwhelmed with the one I smoked. I will say that the whole line has appeared to me to be well made cigars and worth smoking. I think I just talked myself into taking a brazilia to the bar with me this weekend just by thinking about them. :-)
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I have a good deal on the mx2's in the WTS section :-) good smoke!
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overall....

LX2, MX2, CX2, La Traviata, Brazilia, Criollo and America - All good in my book

Vision, Soprano - overpriced

Gold, Gold Maduro - good if you like the milder side

Italia - a step down from the Brazilia - solid Medium

Cameroon, Maduro and Extreme (L'anniversaire) - the original CAO old favorites

That's about as abbreviated as I can get!!!

:-)
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I think the CAO Black and Criollo are two good cigars.
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