Blind Cigar Review: CAO | Consigliere Associate
Cigar Info CAO Consigliere is a sequel or remake or sorts of the CAO Sopranos Cigar– the...
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IPCPR: 2016 – General Cigar
General Cigar showed off new releases in all of its premium brands at this year’s show. We will take you through each brand with videos, pictures, and descriptions.
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Cigar News: CAO Adds Two New Sizes to Steel Horse
CAO Announced today that the CAO Steel Horse Will Welcome Two New Vitolas.
CAO Steel Horse is launching two smaller-format smokes — Handbrake (4.5” x 50 – SRP per cigar is $6.99) and Roadkill (5.5 x 54 – SRP per cigar is $7.00) will be available at retail beginning next week.
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Top 25 – 2015
Voting Process
Each of our 16 panelists were given 10 votes to cast. Our list is made up of cigars that were RELEASED in 2015. The cigars that are eligible do not have to have been reviewed on Blind Man’s Puff, but the panelist must have smoke it at some point themselves.
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Blind Cigar Review: CAO | Flathead Steelhorse Ape Hanger
“This a wonderful cigar with just the right amount of strength. I was enticed by traditional Maduro and an overall earthiness. This is box worthy to say the least and it will not be the last time I smoke this slow burning beauty.” -Jack (Jack_H)
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Cigar News: CAO Sponsors Amazing Surf Adventures (ASA)
CAO Cigars announces that the brand will donate a portion of the proceeds from its small batch cigar called CAO Honor to the Amazing Surf Adventures (ASA) Operation Surf program benefitting wounded military heroes.
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Blind Cigar Review: CAO | Pilón Robusto
“Other than the strength becoming a little overpowering for me, I really like this cigar. The nice clean flavors, profile changes and wonderful construction make this a solid choice and I could easily see myself recommending this cigar to others.” -Alan (Eulogy)
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Blind Cigar Review: C.A.O. | Columbia Tinto
“Overall, had it not been for the wrapper issues, it was a very good cigar. The flavors were pleasant and provided enough complexity to keep my interest. It would have scored higher had it not been for the wrapper. I will definitely try it again. I think the wrapper issue might have been because of increased humidity.” -Sandeep (Djangos)
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Blind Cigar Review: CAO | Amazon Basin Toro
“I really enjoyed the first third and was hoping the coffee would develop a little more, or at least remain in the mix. While it left during the end of the second third, the transition gave me a chance to smoke a cigar with another profile. Both were very good.” -Gregg (McGreggor57)
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Cigar News: Arango Adds CAO Gold to Clasico Premium Cigar Series, Plus a New Macanudo and Punch Shape
The long-popular “CAO Gold” blend of cigars has now joined the other benchmark premium cigars in Arango Cigar Co.’s Clasico series of private label brands. All Clasico brands are exclusive to Arango. They are sold only at brick and mortar shops, not through mail order or Internet sales.
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IPCPR 2014: The Show in Pictures – The Full List
Since the show, we had been publishing the various slideshows of the different booths we took pictures of. Here you can see the full list and click directly to the slideshow as the manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order.
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IPCPR 2014: The Show in Pictures – General Cigar
This year, we decided to give you a tour of the show through the pictures we took while we were there. Some are of new items, and some are just things we thought were interesting. We will have a new slideshow for each major manufacturer and one big one for the smaller manufacturers.
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