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Massive CAO 60 Torque Shipping This Week

October 6, 2021

CAO has announced a limited edition cigar called “Torque” which will debut as the biggest in the CAO lineup. The blend is medium-full in body, and made with Honduran Habano wrapper and Nicaraguan binder tobacco... Read More...

84%Saccharine

CAO Arcana Mortal Coil

Chad Tchad

August 4, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2021

Earlier this year, CAO launched a new series to take us back in time, highlighting the old traditions of tobacco processing with a series called Arcana. The first of the series is the Mortal Coil, which looks a... Read More...

CAO Flathead V21 Announced

Eric Guttormson

July 16, 2021

Press Releases

CAO is announcing the follow-up to their V-19 blend called CAO Flathead V21, this new release was created by Rick Rodriguez and the CAO blending team in Nicaragua. Rick and the team selected a Mexican San Andre... Read More...

85%Middle of the Road

CAO Vision (2020)

Rob Rasmussen

July 2, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $15 & Over, 2021

Raise your hand if you were smoking cigars back in 2007. That was right around the time I started, so I’ll raise my hand halfway. That was back when the CAO Vision first hit the market. This was also right arou... Read More...

85%Straight Forward

CAO Bones Chicken Foot

EL Oso Fumar

June 3, 2021

Cigar Reviews, $5 to $8 Range, 2021

“…So when they win, Mr. Bank, we win. 'Nuff said.” —Bernie Mac as Frank Catton, Ocean’s 13 I’ve played dominoes all my life. My grandmother would play with me for hours. It started with my Mickey Mouse dom... Read More...

ZÓCALO to Return in 3 Vitolas Full-Time in the CAO Lineup

Eric Guttormson

February 12, 2021

Press Releases

CAO has announced that Zócalo will return, this time as a full time addition to the CAO lineup. CAO Zócalo, named for a celebratory city square in Mexico, was a limited edition blend released in just one siz... Read More...

CAO Launches Arcana Series with Mortal Coil

Eric Guttormson

February 9, 2021

Press Releases

CAO is launching a new series called “Arcana” which will highlight the secrets and traditions of old-world tobacco processing methods, passed down from generation to generation to bring out the best in native t... Read More...

CAO Announces the Return of Vision

Eric Guttormson

October 26, 2020

Press Releases

CAO has announced the return Vision, a limited edition cigar inspired by the fans of CAO and the tutelage of the brand’s Blender/Ambassador Rick Rodriguez by the legendary Benji Menendez. “Whether traveling ... Read More...

CAO Announces Bones

Eric Guttormson

July 28, 2020

Press Releases

CAO has announced “Bones,” a collection made to celebrate the memories that are made when a great cigar is lit and the games begin. Bones was named after dominoes and dice, the deeds that are best done with a c... Read More...

87%Fuel Injected

CAO Flathead Camshaft V19

Kevin Acuff

May 8, 2020

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2020

What could go better with a dazzling hot rod or custom v-twin chopper than a quality premium cigar? That is where the inspiration for the CAO Flathead line originated. Specially shaped with a striking flat top ... Read More...

83%Box Office Flop

CAO Orellana

velorok

November 14, 2019

Cigar Reviews, $10 to $15 Range, 2019

I had the pleasure of reviewing the CAO Amazon Anaconda a while back. In said review I really enjoyed the whole wordplay involving the CAO promotional copy, in which they dubbed Ernest Gocaj the “Indiana Jones”... Read More...

CAO Begins Shipping Orellana to Retailers

Jordan Guttormson

October 1, 2019

Press Releases

Two years after the conclusion of CAO's fan-favorite Amazon Trilogy—where the company features unique tobaccos grown throughout the Amazon rainforests of Brazil—they have returned with yet another Amazon-themed... Read More...

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