Cigar News: CAO Releases Outpost Sampler Vol. 2 – Come Travel the World!!

CAO is inviting fans to explore a world of flavor this holiday season with the release of the Outpost Sampler Vol. 2, a limited-edition, five-cigar collection curated for the adventurous palate. This globally inspired sampler brings together some of CAO’s most celebrated blends, from the smooth depth of FASA Noche to the lively spice of Read more about Cigar News: CAO Releases Outpost Sampler Vol. 2 – Come Travel the World!![…]

Cigar News: CAO Drives Full Speed Into Holiday Season with Flathead Sampler

CAO is kicking the holidays into high gear with the release of the Flathead Sampler Box, a limited-edition collection featuring all six Flathead sizes, including the new Flathead Resonator (8 X 60). Built for those who want the full CAO Flathead experience, this collector’s set brings together the brand’s most celebrated vitolas, from the 95-rated Read more about Cigar News: CAO Drives Full Speed Into Holiday Season with Flathead Sampler[…]

Cigar News: CAO Announces Release of Stokk

CAO announces the release of Stokk, the latest addition to its Arcana series and the brand’s most experimental blend to date. Crafted in collaboration with the legendary Danish pipe tobacco brand Peter Stokkebye, CAO Stokk delivers something not often seen in the world of cigars — a blend that transforms mid-smoke. Rolled at STG Estelí Read more about Cigar News: CAO Announces Release of Stokk[…]

Cigar News: CAO Introduces the “Surplus” Line – A New Way To Experience Quality Blends

In this world of cigar price escalation and inflation, CAO has flipped the script and is expanding its portfolio with the launch of Surplus by CAO, a trio of approachable cigars designed to deliver the brand’s globally inspired craftsmanship at a competitive price point. Available in Shade, Maduro and Sweet, Surplus is crafted for the Read more about Cigar News: CAO Introduces the “Surplus” Line – A New Way To Experience Quality Blends[…]

Cigar News: CAO Invites Fans to Savor the Shade With New FASA SOMBRA

CAO is completing the FASA trilogy with the release of FASA Sombra, the third cigar in the series. Designed as a smooth, shade-grown complement to FASA Sol and FASA Noche, Sombra rounds out the lineup with a nuanced smoking experience that’s ideal for those new to the category. Cory Beardsley, brand manager for CAO, explains, Read more about Cigar News: CAO Invites Fans to Savor the Shade With New FASA SOMBRA[…]

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

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 News: CAO Launches African Arcana – The Smoke That Thunders

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

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

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

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

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

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[…]