CAO Brazilia Carnivale is hitting cigar shops as we speak. The 6 ½” x 60 box-pressed beauty is a limited edition release that puts an innovative spin on the popular Brazilia blend. “Carnivale” is made with ligeros from the DR, Honduras and Nicaragua, and a binder from Brazil. The wrapper is a rare Habano Grueso […]
CAO Cigars is adding a new blend to its CAO Brazilia line. The line is being called CAO Brazilia Carnivale and it is being described as a modification version of the current CAO Brazilia. An announcement of this cigar was made on the CAO Cigars Facebook page – confirming a report a few weeks ago […]
CAO Amps Up Kid Rock’s Chillin’ The Most Cruise Brand Fan and Guest to Set Sail to the Bahamas in “Concert” Promotion CAO will deliver a smokin’ experience to guests aboard the Kid Rock “Chillin’ The Most” cruise which departs Miami today, March 5, 2013. As the winner of the CAO Concert launch sweepstakes, Justin […]
CAO Cigars has unveiled a special event only version of their CAO La Traviata line. This cigar is called the CAO La Traviata Mochado. The Mochado features only wrapper on 3/4 of the cigar. The cigar is currently being offered on the current CAO Cigars Wrapped Up Tour. A six pack of the La Traviata […]
CAO Right Coast Earlier this week, we reported on the CAO Right Coast. This is a limited production, regional release by General Cigar Company aimed at retailers in the Southeastern United States. The cigar has a trapezoid-shaped viola. As David Jones of the Tiki Bar Online pointed out to me, this was a similar vitola […]
Note: For additional infomation on this cigar, see our review of the CAO Right Coast – featuring some insights from CAO Senior Brand Manager, Ed McKenna. CAO Right Coast The CAO Right Coast has arrived at select retailers in the southeast United States. This cigar marks a continuing trend in regional releases by General Cigar […]
The concept behind our Cigar of the Year countdown is to acknowledge the best cigars released for a calendar year. We base this on the new cigar blends released during our Cigar Coop calendar year. Much like you wouldn’t give the original Rocky movie (made in 1975) the 2012 Movie of the Year, we don’t […]
#12: CAO Concert The CAO Concert is our selection for #12 on the 2012 Cigar of the Year countdown. This marks the second release by the CAO brand since it was acquired by General Cigar Company. The Concert was launched at the 2012 IPCPR Trade Show. The name of the cigar is meant to pay […]
Assessment Updates will be posted on this web-site to: 1) Assess “pre-review” cigars that were not given a rating or score (typically pre-release cigars); 2) Provide numeric ratings to cigars previously assessed prior to the implementation of the numeric scoring system; 3) Provide a re-assessment and re-score of a previously assessed/score cigars. Today, we provide […]
CAO Concert The CAO Concert is the second new blend since CAO was integrated into the General Cigar Company portfolio. For this cigar, the CAO team have built a product meant to pay tribute to CAO’s roots in the music city of Nashville, Tennessee. For those who follow the cigar industry, prior to the acquisition […]
