When most people think of Nashville, Tennessee, they hear country music. The robust flavors of fine cigars never come to mind. True cigar enthusiasts with a real passion for flavor know better. This American city was the the original home of CAO cigars.
CAO cigars have been produced for more than 40 years right in the heart of country music’s capital city. This line of products is one of the most popular in the world and was founded by an engineer who worked for Dupont at the time of it's founding. Cano Ozenger, was an Armenian Turk who loved smoking cigars and pipes. In the early days of the company, when cigar smoking wasn't as prevalent, Ozenger focused on making humidors and meerschaum pipes to keep the business afloat. Though, they continued to make some cigars all along, it wasn't until 1995 that CAO got serious about making cigars again. Early on, CAO attracted smokers to their sticks with flashy, modern, and exciting packaging and ad campaigns. They kept those smokers by producing solid and consistent cigars day in and day out.
Today CAO cigars are favored the world over and are sold on every continent except Antarctica. In 2011, the CAO brand was sold to the tobacco mega-conglomerate General Cigar. The CAO OSA, released at IPCPR 2011, will be the first cigar produced under the auspices of General Cigar.
At CigarPlace.biz, we are proud to offer our customers an extensive selection of CAO cigars. We make it easy for consumers to buy cigars online without having to worry about the quality of their purchases. With products like CAO cigars in our inventory and highly affordable prices to our credit, our customers know we are the place to turn for some of the biggest names in the cigar world at cheap cigar prices.
Our CAO cigars inventory includes a variety of this company’s biggest product lines including:
CAO La Traviata - Quickly becoming the benchmark of what a $5 cigar can be, the CAO La Traviata is a medium to full bodied cigar with strong flavors of cedar, anise, and black pepper. This is a complex, bold, and spicy cigar for the flavor lovers among us. The CAO La Traviata Divino is the hands down favorite earning multiple 93 ratings from Cigar Aficionado judging by how many we sell, they nailed the score on this one.
CAO La Traviata Maduro - Building upon the resounding success of the La Traviata this cigar is wrapped in a Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. The wrapper brings a balancing bitter sweet chocolate note to an already spicy core making for one incredibly well-rounded cigar. The CAO La Traviata Maduro Intrepido and CAO La Traviata Maduro Radiante are the sizes to grab in the Maduro.
CAO America - The America one of the latest in the CAO cigars line. This is the company’s very first "barber pole" style cigar. It boasts a double Connecticut wrapper that is accompanied by 100 percent ligero filler tobacco. The America has undertones of dark roast coffee with a dark chocolate finished. It is considered a full bodied and robust blend of tobacco that delivers an experience that is entirely different from other CAO cigars. Try the CAO America Monument.
CAO Brazilia - This product is named after the hottest rhythm in Brazil and is adored for its rich flavors and with the exotic touches of wood and spices. The Brazilia is one of the most popular lines offered by CAO cigars. The CAO Brazilia Samba is our favorite size followed by the CAO Brazilia Corcovado.
CAO Cameroon - Only the finest grade one Cameroon wrapper is utilized in the C.A.O. Cameroon. With a Nicaraguan binder and filler, this cigar possesses flavors of sweet spice, coffee, and caramel. A medium bodied smoke. The CAO Cameroon Napoleon is the stand-out among the Cameroons.
CAO Criollo - CAO Criollo cigars present the 'old world' flavor of Cuban-seed Criollo tobaccos in an outstanding luxury cigar. Perfectly aged Criollo 98 wrappers encase a robust blend of Nicaraguan Cuban-seed tobaccos for a rich, complex, aromatic cigar with traces of walnuts and sweet spice. Pick up the CAO Criollo Bomba or the CAO Criollo Pato.
CAO Gold - This mild Nicaraguan cigar delivers a smooth buttery flavor laced with vanilla, cream and nutmeg creating an escape that is nothing less than golden. This is a great stick for beginning cigar smokers who want a silky smoking experience. Cigar Aficionado rated the CAO Gold Corona the highest.
CAO Gold Maduro - When the creamy, buttery flavors of the CAO Gold are mixed with the bold spicy flavors of the CAO Maduro, this is the cigar one ends up with. An excellently balanced medium-bodied smoke is what CAO offers us here with the CAO Gold Maduro. The CAO Gold Maduro Torpedo and CAO Gold Maduro Churchill were the highest rated sizes.
CAO Gold Vintage - The CAO Gold Vintage is arguably the crème de la crème of smooth, medium-bodied cigars. The palate is round and thick with flavors of cream, vanilla and hazelnut backed with flavors of spicy Habano seed filler tobacco from Honduras and Nicaragua. The CAO Gold Vintage Cremant is our best-seller.
CAO Italia - The tobacco used in this cigar comes from Cuba, but was imported to Italy more than four decades ago. It is grown in Italy’s Benevento region and is known for its full-bodied, but sweet flavor. The CAO Italia Novella was rated a 91 with the CAO Italia Ciao rated at a 90 by Cigar Aficionado.
CAO Lx2 - “Ligero times 2” is the name of this full-bodied, full-flavored offering from CAO. This bold, muscular structure also shows flavors of bittersweet chocolate, paprika, and woody tobacco notes. We're big fans of the CAO Lx2 BAM and not just because we like the name.
CAO Maduro - Despite being a Maduro this is a mild-medium bodied smoke that boasts a rare, vintage Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper. These box pressed beauties flaunt notes of cedar, coffee, and black pepper for an escape that is truly rare and unarguably luxurious. Give the CAO Maduro Robusto or the CAO Maduro No. 4 Corona a try, we think you'll like them.
CAO MX2 - This incredible cigar boasts two aged Maduro wrappers with a blend of tobaccos from six different countries. The outer wrapper is a fermented Connecticut broadleaf. The secondary wrapper is a Brazilian Maduro that lends a spicy flavor to the final product. The result is a flawless smoke that does the CAO cigars’ line proud. Try the CAO MX2 Box-Press or the CAO MX2 Dagger.
CAO OSA - To achieve its uniquely balanced, medium-bodied taste, the team at CAO have punctuated the flavorful Olancho San Agustin wrapper with a hearty Connecticut Broadleaf binder, and a blend of Nicaraguan and Honduran filler. The flavors here are nothing short of extremely unique naturally oily and heavy tobacco notes.
CAO Sopranos Edition - Full-bodied tobaccos from 5 different countries were brought together to pay homage to the organized chaos that is the TV Drama, “The Sopranos.” Dark, compelling, and rich with character notes of coffee beans, cocoa, and black cherry, this is one cigar you won't mind sharing with “the family.” Whether you go with the CAO Sopranos Associate or the CAO Sopranos Boss you'll enjoy your smoke.
CAO Vision - CAO Vision cigars boast an exquisite blend of Dominican, Nicaraguan and Brazilian tobaccos finished in 4-year-old Corojo wrappers. Close your eyes and taste the opulence of cedar, leather, dark cocoa and roasted nuts. This cigar has become really hard to find. We only have the CAO Vision Epiphany and CAO Vision Catalyst left.
When only CAO cigars will do, CigarPlace.biz has the products you’re looking for at prices you won’t believe. It is our pleasure to deliver the very best in the CAO line right to your door. Just browse our selection today to enjoy the masterful flavors that make CAO the choice of cigar lovers the world over.
