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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.

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 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."

Cigar News: Arango Adds CAO Gold to Clasico Premium Cigar Series, Plus a New Macanudo and Punch Shape

All CAO News Rick Rodriguez

·September 19, 2014

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.

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.

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.

CAO Announces Premier 54 Pack - Cigar News

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·October 16, 2023

CAO Announces Premier 54 Pack – Cigar News

CAO has announced a new pack of cigars aimed a holiday shopping. The collection is called CAO Premier 54, and contains four of the companies most popular cigar in the Toro (54 rg) size.

93%

Total Score - Excellent

Blind Cigar Review: CAO | Flathead Steelhorse Ape Hanger

All Blind Cigar Reviews CAO Double Robusto Featured Habano IPCPR Jack Nicaragua Rick Rodriguez Ryan Sandeep Stefan Wes

·December 30, 2015

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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·October 19, 2022

CAO Announces Vision 2022 – Cigar News

CAO has announced the 2022 iteration of their limited edition Vision cigar. The blend uses 100% habano-seed tobacco grown in microclimates surrounding the STG Estelí factory where the cigars are rolled. CAO Vision uses a reddish-hued Honduran Jamastran Viso wrapper, Nicaraguan Jalapa binder, and blend of Nicaraguan fillers from Condega, Estelí and Jalapa.

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)

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