I love my profession. Being in outside sales, takes you places you would not normally visit. Yesterday, I was driving through rural Illinois when I had to jump on a conference call. The cell phone reception was poor, so as soon as my phone had a couple of bars on it, I pulled over on the side of the road to get on the call. This conference call was gonna be long so I fired up an old friend, CAO Crillo Mancha to help make the call a little more pleasant. As I looked out my window to checkout my surroundings, I saw a pasture of long-horn steers grazing in a plush green field. The field was surround by a range of hills filled with blooming trees. This is an unusual site considering Illinois doesn't have that many long-horns or hills. The call was shorter than expected. So with my CAO Crillo Mancha in my mouth, I drove back on to the highway to complete my long journey home. I happened to notice that I was in the down of Deer Grove, Illinois. This small town has a population of just 50 residents. It looked like a wonderful place to revisit.

The CAO Crillo Mancha was the perfect choice to get me through my conference call. It is a lonsdale size smoke measuring 5.625 x 46. It is constructed with Cuban-seed Nicaraguan fillers and a Nicaraguan binder. It is finished with a '98 Crillo wrapper giving it an oily, velvet-like feel. This combination of tobacco produces hints of spice and nut. They come in a box of 20 for $89.99. For just under five bucks a stick, you get one heck of a smoke. I have fired up several CAO Crillo cigars throughout the years and each one is consistent with regards to burn, construction, taste and draw. You can not go wrong with a CAO Crillo Mancha. It is a must for any humidor. The CAO Crillo Mancha helped me relax, unwind and appreciate the simpler things in life like, grazing cattle, blooming trees, green pastures and small towns.

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