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Cigar News: CAO Zócalo Becomes Regular Production

All CAO Mexican San Andres News Nicaragua Rick Rodriguez

·February 12, 2021

Cigar News: CAO Zócalo Becomes Regular Production

CAO announced today that Zócalo is coming back, now as a regular production cigar. The name comes from a celebratory city square in Mexico. Zócalo was first released in 2018 as a limited edition blend and in just one vitola. The new regular production version of Zócalo comes in three sizes. It was the first CAO cigar to use a Mexican wrapper. We reviewed the original back in 2018 and gave it an 89.

Cigar News: CAO Announces Limited Edition Zócalo

All CAO Mexican San Andres News Rick Rodriguez

·April 9, 2018

Cigar News: CAO Announces Limited Edition Zócalo

CAO have announced a new limited edition release that will be a part of the brand’s virtual tour of the Pan American Highway. The new limited release is called Zócalo, also the name of a city square in Mexico, this is first CAO cigar made with tobacco from Mexico.

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·March 11, 2022

Rick Rodriguez Leaving General Cigar and the CAO Brand – Cigar News

CAO Blender and Brand Ambassador is stepping down after more than 20 Years with General Cigar. The move is effective April 29, 2022.

95%

Excellent

CAO Arcana Mortal Coil - Blind Cigar Review

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·July 26, 2021

CAO Arcana Mortal Coil – Blind Cigar Review

"Holy hell, three hours to smoke a Toro? Sure was! And it was a great one at that. It had great flavors, good transitions, and kept my interest going, somehow, for that long. The entirety of this cigar is better than its components. Each third, when broken down, doesn't score as well to me as the entire experience. This isn't a cigar I could smoke on a daily basis because, frankly, I don't have three hours every day to enjoy a cigar. However when I find such occasion you bet I will fire this one up again. " -Isaac M. (The Nothing)

89%

Total Score - Good

Blind Cigar Review: CAO | Columbia Tinto

All Blind Cigar Reviews CAO Dave Featured Gregg Jason H.Nicaragua Rick Rodriguez Robert Robusto Sandeep

·November 14, 2014

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)

Cigar News: CAO Announces Arcana Series, Starting with Mortal Coil

CAO Connecticut Broadleaf Nicaragua Rick Rodriguez

·February 9, 2021

Cigar News: CAO Announces Arcana Series, Starting with Mortal Coil

General Cigar has announced a new series in the CAO brand: Arcana Series. The first release in this new line is called Mortal Coil. The purpose of the Arcana Series is to "highlight the secrets and traditions of old-world tobacco processing methods, passed down from generation to generation to bring out the best in native tobaccos from across the globe."

IPCPR 2014: The Show in Pictures - General Cigar

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·July 31, 2014

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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·July 19, 2021

CAO Announces Flathead V21 – Cigar News

CAO has announced a new, stronger follow-up to the Flathead V-19 blend, Flathead V21. This brand new blend, created by Rick Rodriguez and the CAO blending team, uses a Mexican San Andres wrapper, Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and Nicaraguan and Dominican ligero tobaccos.

91%

Total Score - Good

Blind Cigar Review: CAO | Consigliere Associate

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·October 20, 2016

Blind Cigar Review: CAO | Consigliere Associate

Cigar Info CAO Consigliere is a sequel or remake or sorts of the CAO Sopranos Cigar– the five-country blend is...

CAO Brings Back Amazon Basin - Cigar News

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·January 21, 2022

CAO Brings Back Amazon Basin – Cigar News

The original CAO Amazon Basin was inspired by a rare tobacco in a remote region of the Amazonian Rainforest. The initial release happened in 2014 and was re-released in 2016 and inspired several spinoff cigars in the years since. Now in 2022, the original blend is coming back again.

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