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First Look: CAO L'Anniversaire Cameroon
October 1999
C.A.O. International introduced the C.A.O. 1968 L'Anniversaire 1998 Cameroon line at the 67th Annual RTDA Show in Las Vegas in July. Following up on the successful L'Anniversaire Maduro, the 1968 L'Anniversaire 1998 Cameroon uses Grade One Cameroon tobacco for the wrapper. The binder and filler are Cuban seed grown in Nicaragua.
According to Jon Huber of C.A.O., the C.A.O. "Cammie" was not intended to be a spicy smoke. "C.A.O. was looking for a blend that highlighted the sweet caramel-like nature of good quality Cameroon wrapper without being overwhelmed by a spicy filler/binder combo. Creating a quality Cameroon wrapped cigar is tricky -- you have to make sure that you don't lose the essence of the sweet wrapper by having an overwhelmingly spicy filler; otherwise, why use a Cameroon wrapper? I would describe the C.A.O. Cammie profile as sweet caramel-like taste backed by a rich and earthy Nicaraguan filler/binder."
Nick Perdomo of Tabacalera Perdomo manufactures the box-pressed 1968 L'Anniversaire 1998 Cameroon in the Dominican Republic.
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