CAO L'Anniversaire are IMHO, a very good cigar. Every CAO I've smoked has benefited from 3-6 months+ in the hopper, especially the CAO criollos, which came downright harsh (tossed the first one in anger at the indian casino)! Now almost a year later the criollos are a mild enjoyable smoke. It sounds nutty (they taste nutty) but it is so! Since I do not know if you have the eXtreme, Maduro or the Cameroon, I'll just say which L'Anniversaire I find disappearing the most, Cameroon, it is a very good cigar that has a kinda creamy quality with just a little bite. But like I say, I've had a few boxes of all three, all three will greatly improve untouched for at least 3 months.
The Brazilias KickAss!.:w Don't even get me started.

Never been w/o Brazilias since I've tried them....I go into a little panic when I'm down to only 2 boxes. rns
Ryan is correcto, competing with Cuba is kinda like Black Sabbath vs. Brittney Spears.