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CAO Expands FASA Lineup with Shade-Grown Sombra

April 3, 2025

CAO has introduced FASA Sombra, the third installment in its FASA trilogy, adding a shade-grown option to the series. This release follows FASA Sol, a sun-grown cigar, and FASA Noche, a maduro offering, creatin... Read More...

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CAO FASA Noche Toro

Chad Tchad

September 18, 2024

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2024

This year, under Scandinavian Tobacco Group, CAO launched a new project featuring two cigars that share the same filler and binder. However, the project—dubbed FASA—has two tricks up the sleeve, differentiating... Read More...

CAO Adding ‘Thunder Smoke’ to Arcana Series

Jordan Guttormson

August 12, 2024

Press Releases

CAO has announced the release of its newest addition to the Arcana lineup, the CAO Thunder Smoke. This release is notable for being the first in CAO’s history to feature tobacco from South Africa and Zimbabwe, ... Read More...

CAO Announces FASA Sol and FASA Noche

Eric Guttormson

March 22, 2024

Press Releases

CAO is launching two new releases called CAO FASA Sol and CAO FASA Noche. Each line features a unique wrapper over the same binder and fillers. Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager explains, “We built CAO FASA on ... Read More...

CAO Unveils Ai Tool to Promote Flathead Resonator

Eric Guttormson

February 6, 2024

Press Releases

General Cigar Company and CAO have unveiled a fun new feature on the CAO website which allows users to build their own "Dream Machine" via the power of Artificial Intelligence. The new Ai tool is a promotional ... Read More...

Massive 8×60 Flathead Resonator Announced by CAO

Eric Guttormson

January 26, 2024

Press Releases

CAO have announced they are releasing their largest full-time Flathead cigar to date with an 8x60 “Resonator” named after a component of a car’s exhaust system. The large boxpressed cigar is said to have the sa... Read More...

CAO Announces Special Holiday Sampler Pack

Eric Guttormson

October 16, 2023

Press Releases

CAO and General Cigar Company have announced the release of a special holiday sampler pack featuring four of their cigars in Toro vitola called CAO Premier 54. Included in the pack are a smoke from each of ... Read More...

CAO Flathead V23 Gets Green Flag

Eric Guttormson

August 17, 2023

Press Releases

General Cigar Company have announced the CAO Flathead V23 which continues the high performance motorsport theme of the Flathead series. The V23 draws its inspiration from the Ford GT40 which won the 24 Hours of... Read More...

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CAO BX3 Robusto

Chad Tchad

December 16, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2022

CAO added a new full-time line to their extensive portfolio earlier this summer called BX3. This new line claims to have three times (hence the "X" in the title) the usage of Brazilian tobacco, appearing throug... Read More...

Amazon Basin Extra Añejo to Debut in January 2023

Eric Guttormson

December 12, 2022

Press Releases

CAO has announced a new expression of the Amazon Basin named Extra Añejo. Named for it's Amazonian Rainforest-grown tobacco in its blend, CAO Amazon Basin is a small batch, limited edition expression that debut... Read More...

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CAO Pilón Añejo Robusto

Kevin Acuff

November 17, 2022

Cigar Reviews, $8 to $10 Range, 2022

Most avid cigar connoisseurs have heard of—or possibly even seen—a pilón. For those that are unfamiliar with the term, a pilón is a stack of layered tobacco that helps to ferment the leaf. This is a tradition t... Read More...

New CAO Vision Headed to Retailers in November

Eric Guttormson

October 14, 2022

Press Releases

General Cigar Company has announced that CAO will release a new expression of “Vision” in early November. “On the one hand, Vision expresses CAO’s commitment to the past through its dedication to old-world ... Read More...

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