CAO Brazilia GOL! - Cigar Review Today we have a classic cigar from CAO, the Brazilia. This cigar launched in 2004 and at the time, the Brazilia was a huge risk for CAO. Before 2004, Brazilian tobacco was thought to be second class tobacco and even though some manufactures were using the tobacco at the time, it was unheard of to advertise that a cigar had Brazilian tobacco in it. Well, the risk … [Read more...]

CAO LX2 Bam – Quick Review Wrapper: Sungrown Nicaraguan Binder: Honduran Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Made In: Honduras Size: Bam, 4x45 Price: MSRP is $4.75 per single Everyone needs a nice little smoke in their rotation and the CAO LX2 Bam delivers on all fronts. The CAO LX2 Bam delivers a nice complex flavor profile of sweet earth, along with some dark fruity flavors, coffee, a bit of … [Read more...]

CAO LX2 - Cigar Review The CAO LX2 was originally released at the 2008 IPCPR and is dubbed as CAO’s fullest bodied cigar. At launch, the LX2’s were hot as hell but since then, you don’t really hear much about them much. I have had these cigars since about then but lost track of them until I recently ran across them while digging through my humidor. Some reviews out there state that these … [Read more...]

  Cigar Review - CAO La Traviata Radiante Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Binder: Cameroon Filler: Nicaraguan, Dominican Made In: Honduras Size: Radiante – 6x52 Toro Price: $5.50 per single This Cigar Reivew is Sponsored by: The La Traviata brand began its life at the turn of the 20th Century in Cuba or, more precisely, in the Tabacalera Cubana, Agramonte no. 106, in Havana. Over 100 years … [Read more...]

Cigar Reviews - CAO MX2 Box Press Cigar Review - CAO MX2 Box Press Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Binder: Brazilian Filler: Nicaraguan, Honduran, Dominican, Peruvian Made In: Honduras Size: 5.5x55 Box Press Price: About $7 per cigar Appearance & Construction: The CAO MX2 Box Press looking dark brown colored wrapper with a contemporary looking black and silver band along with a secondary … [Read more...]

CAO Escaparate Ecuador Wrapper: Connecticut seed grown in Ecuador Binder: Nicaraguan Filler: Nicaraguan and Honduran Made In: Honduras Size: 5x50 Robusto Price: Exclusive to Corona Cigar Co. $50 per 5 Pack, $339.95 per Rueda of 50 Background: Back again with another cigar from the CAO Escaparate line. If you read my review of the CAO Escaparate Costa Rica you already know that this is a rare … [Read more...]

CAO Escaparate MX3 Wrapper: Secret Binder: Secret Filler: Secret Made In: Honduras Size: 5x50 Robusto Price: $50 per 5 pack at W. Curtis Drappers Cigar Background: Another cigar from the Escaparate over at CAO. This one is the MX3 which is Maduro times three. That’s right, wrapper, binder and filler are all Maduro tobaccos. As with all the other Escaparate Collections, this one too, is an … [Read more...]

Sponsored By: CAO Escaparate Costa Rica Wrapper: Costa Rican Muduro Binder: Ecudorian Filler: Nicaragua Made In: Honduras Size: 6.25x54 Belicosa Price: $80.00 per 5 pack from Corona Cigar Co. A Little Background: This is a cigar from the Escaperate Collection from CAO. These cigars are a small batch proto types that are very limited in their release. CAO has a huge aging room at their … [Read more...]