Cigar Links Edition 6: CAO America
Saturday, February 16th, 2008The CAO America is probably one of the most talked about cigars this past year. The cigar was hyped as CAO’s fullest bodied cigar yet and featured a Connecticut Shade Wrapper and Connecticut Broadleaf Wrapper. The dual wrappers give this cigar its unique pin stripe appearance.
I first got a chance to try it while at [...]
Cigar Links Edition 4: CAO Cameroon
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008The CAO Cameroon is one of first cigars I smoked with a Cameroon Wrapper. It still is one of the cigars I reach for when I’ve got a Sunday afternoon to sit back relax. I enjoy it because it is probably one of the fuller bodied Cameroons on the market, but the Nicaraguan filler doesn’t over power the flavors of the wrapper. I reviewed the CAO Cameroon Toro back in April 2007, and Daniel reviewed the Belicoso in December 2007.
CAO Black VR Moby Cigar Review
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008The CAO Black VR is a good-looking cigar. Everything from the band, to the cigar’s oily sheen, all the way down to the extra Jackson Pollock-esque band at the opposite end of the cigar. (Then again, I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ugly CAO.)
CAO Black Cigar Review
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Now one of the top brands in the industry, Nashville-based CAO really started on what would become its road to fame in the mid-90s, when the company released the Black. After smoking this, you’ll be able to see why the company became a hit.
As you can see, it’s a good-looking cigar. When packed, it’s wrapped in a thin slice of cedar wood, but after peeling back the cedar, I noticed the wrapper was especially smooth.
CAO Cameroon Belicoso Cigar Review
Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Brand: CAO
Line: Cameroon L’Anniversaire
Vitola: Belicoso 6 x 54
Origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Cameroon
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Body: Mild-to-Medium
Strength: Mild-to-Medium
Box Price: $133.95 (Box of 20)
Description: In 1998, Nashville-based CAO released its box-pressed L’Anniversaire line to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary. Now, I don’t smoke too many box-pressed cigars, but I inherited a humidor full of CAO Maduros when I [...]
