CAO – IPCPR 2017
CAO makes up a section within the mega-structure that is General Cigar Company's booth. For 2017, General stripped things down and offered an open and streamlined presentation. Instead of showcasing every cigar... Read More...
90%Welcome to the Jungle
CAO Fuma Em Corda
CAO has long been known to push the boundaries, introducing unorthodox packaging, marketing strategies, and highlighting exotic tobaccos that are often unfamiliar to the average enthusiast. This is most evident... Read More...
88%Wise Guy
CAO Consigliere Associate
On the crisp, winter evening of Sunday, January 10, 1999, the Home Box Office premium network (HBO) aired the pilot episode of a new television series called The Sopranos. The show’s plot line centered around t... Read More...
CAO Unveils Consigliere at IPCPR 2016
There was a great CAO cigar that came in a red lacquered box. One day it was gone. Everyone assumed it was sleeping with the fishes.
A certain crew of guys who smoke CAO made us an offer we couldn’t refuse. ... Read More...
88%One for the Road
CAO Flathead V660 Carb
Back in 2013, CAO released the Flathead cigar line at the IPCPR show in Las Vegas. Created by Rick Rodriguez and Ed McKenna, the line was created as a throwback to classic America, where pin-up girls and hot ro... Read More...
88%Budget Friendly
CAO Pilón
Released at IPCPR 2015, the CAO Pilón brings back a traditional Cuban method of fermenting tobacco in a circular pilón (pronounced "pee-'lohn"), a practice that dates back to the 19th century. In the most commo... Read More...
CAO Colombia Cigar Giveaway
UPDATE: This contest is now closed.
We had a blast seeing all the crazy, sometimes borderline inappropriate humidor pics this week! And after an intense battle of our 1st-ever Humidor Challenge, live on SNL,... Read More...
89%Morning Smoke
CAO Colombia
There are a lot of great exports from Colombia: coffee, tea, emeralds, oil, and even gold! And with its proximity to Ecuador and other tobacco producing countries, it would seem like a great place to grow premi... Read More...
86%Highs & Lows
CAO Brazilia
This time around, Dojo Nation, I directed my single flame at a CAO Brazilia, Gol vitola. I had smoked a couple of these sticks before, but all I really could remember was that I liked them better than the CAO I... Read More...
CAO Smoke Night on the Cigar Dojo (recap)
The CAO Smoke Night on the Dojo was a HUGE success.
Similar to other Smoke Night's on the Dojo the CAO Smoke Night on the Cigar Dojo app was a huge success. Thousands of CAO cigars were consumed and a great ti... Read More...