Cigar News: CAO Welcomes Fans to the Jungle with a 2025 Amazon Basin Re-Release

Posted on January 2, 2025 by bostonjimmie

Crafted using tobaccos from the depths of the Amazon Rainforest, CAO Amazon Basin will return to stores in January 2025. First launched in 2014, Amazon Basin is a limited-edition blend that offers an exotic and flavorful smoking experience. Cory Beardsley, Brand Manager for CAO, said, “When we launched Amazon Basin over a decade ago, we Read more about Cigar News: CAO Welcomes Fans to the Jungle with a 2025 Amazon Basin Re-Release[…]

Cigar Review: CAO FASA NOCHE Toro – Rated 89

CAO Cigars, by way of the General Cigar Co. showcased two new production blends at this year’s PCA Convention & Trade Show. Known as the FASA, which translates to “Phase”, it comes in 2 blends -Sol and Noche. Sol is “sun” – or roughly day – and Noche is “night’. So, these are made to be night and Read more about Cigar Review: CAO FASA NOCHE Toro – Rated 89[…]

Cigar News: CAO Launches African Arcana – The Smoke That Thunders

Posted on August 12, 2024 by bostonjimmie

CAO is proud has announces a third groundbreaking addition to its acclaimed Arcana lineup: CAO Thunder Smoke. This release is set to make brand history as the first cigar to feature tobacco from South Africa and Zimbabwe, alongside tobaccos from Cameroon. Thunder Smoke gets its name from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, known to the local Read more about Cigar News: CAO Launches African Arcana – The Smoke That Thunders[…]

Cigar Review: CAO FASA SOL Toro – Rated 94

General Cigar Co. released a new line of cigar this year at the PCA Trade Show. Known as the FASA line, it comes in two blends, the Noche and the Sol. The name FASA translates to “Phase”. The names Sol and Noche I would say translate to the phases of the day. Sol is “sun” Read more about Cigar Review: CAO FASA SOL Toro – Rated 94[…]

Cigar News: CAO Taps AI for Virtual Hot Rod Dream Machine Tool

Posted on February 6, 2024 by bostonjimmie

Cruising behind CAO’s release of the mammoth Resonator cigar is the “Flathead Dream Machine,” an AI tool that puts the CAO smoker in the driver’s seat. As the first brand to explore ever-evolving AI technology, CAO gives its fans the chance to take the wheel and build the virtual hot rod of their dreams. With Read more about Cigar News: CAO Taps AI for Virtual Hot Rod Dream Machine Tool[…]

Cigar News: CAO Debuts and Begins Shipping the CAO Premier 54s Pack

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by bostonjimmie

CAO is kicking off the holiday season with a compilation pack featuring its top Toros. Called CAO Premier 54, the four-pack has just begun shipping to retailers. Offering an array of smoking experiences in the medium to medium-plus range, the quartet of 6” x 54 frontmarks represents CAO’s cigar making expertise, giving the smoker a Read more about Cigar News: CAO Debuts and Begins Shipping the CAO Premier 54s Pack[…]

Cigar News: CAO Introduces the Flathead V23

Posted on August 18, 2023 by bostonjimmie

In the triple crown of Motorsports, the 24 hours of Le Mans is the most grueling of high-octane car racing. And in the 1960s, Ford decided it was time to go big at Le Mans, or go home. So they created the GT40 MK1 to compete against Ferrari in the long-distance race. And the GT40 Read more about Cigar News: CAO Introduces the Flathead V23[…]

Cigar News: CAO Cigars Announces the Return of the Mortal Coil

Posted on July 28, 2023 by bostonjimmie

CAO Arcana Mortal Coil will soon be back by popular demand. The limited-edition cigar that features “Andullo,” the oldest tobacco fermentation method of the Dominican Republic, will ship to retailers on August 1. Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager of CAO cigars said, “The fans of CAO spoke, and we listened. We previously brought back Mortal Read more about Cigar News: CAO Cigars Announces the Return of the Mortal Coil[…]

Cigar News: CAO Pilón Añejo Returns as Full-Time Line

Posted on July 7, 2023 by bostonjimmie

CAO Pilón Añejo is back by popular demand and returns as a full-time line with limited availability, due to the intensive fermentation and finished cigar aging that gives the blend its signature depth and character Senior Brand Manager Ed Lahmann said, “When CAO Pilón Añejo launched last Spring, it quickly became apparent that we needed Read more about Cigar News: CAO Pilón Añejo Returns as Full-Time Line[…]

Cigar News: CAO Amazon Basin Extra Añejo Hitting Shelves January 2023

Posted on December 12, 2022 by bostonjimmie

Named for the rare, Amazonian Rainforest-grown tobacco in its blend, CAO Amazon Basin is a small batch, limited edition expression that debuted in 2014 and remains one of the premium cigar category’s most memorable smokes. In January 2023, Amazon Basin will be taken to the next level with the release of CAO Amazon Basin Extra Read more about Cigar News: CAO Amazon Basin Extra Añejo Hitting Shelves January 2023[…]

Cigar News: CAO Announces Limited Edition Vision Toro

Posted on October 16, 2022 by bostonjimmie

CAO proudly presents Vision, a limited-edition release that speaks to the many facets of the highly innovative Nicaraguan brand. Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager of CAO stated: “On the one hand, Vision expresses CAO’s commitment to the past through its dedication to old-world craftsmanship. And on the other hand, Vision takes a look into the Read more about Cigar News: CAO Announces Limited Edition Vision Toro[…]

Cigar Review: CAO BX3 Robusto – Rated 93

For those of you that are familiar with the CAO Amazon Basin and CAO Brazilia cigar blends, you understand that CAO has quite a bit of experience working with Brazilian Tobacco. Now enters the BX3, which aptly stands for Brazilian times 3. That’s right, the new BX3 incorporates Brazilian tobacco in the wrapper, the binder, and Read more about Cigar Review: CAO BX3 Robusto – Rated 93[…]

Cigar News: CAO Debuts BX3 – Highlights Brazilian Tobacco

Posted on June 17, 2022 by bostonjimmie

CAO has always had a rebellious streak (think MX2, CX2, LX2), and the brand’s maverick approach to blending is taking another leap forward through its latest expression: CAO BX3. BX3 is a new collection that harnesses “three times the Brazilian tobaccos” in one robust blend. Focusing on the primary growing regions of Northeastern Brazil, CAO Read more about Cigar News: CAO Debuts BX3 – Highlights Brazilian Tobacco[…]

Cigar Review: CAO Pilón Ańejo Robusto – Rated 95

One of the newest creations from the team at CAO Cigars this year is known as the Pilón Ańejo and according to the company it “takes a classic cigar aging technique to the next level.” It should be noted that this is one of the last cigars that Ricky Rodriguez blended for CAO before departing Read more about Cigar Review: CAO Pilón Ańejo Robusto – Rated 95[…]