Tasting Notes:

Wrapped in a luscious and beautiful dark Brazilian wrapper, this finely aged cigar pays homage to the vibrant culture of Brazil. The flavor is strong and bold yet retains a smooth characteristic. You can find notes of complex earth flavors with trickles of nuts and a toasty finish.

Tough-looking and toothy, but also very smooth to the touch and insanely oily, this chocolate-colored offering from CAO is built for bikers and weekend warriors alike. From start to finish, this blend will delight your taste buds with notes of oak, dark chocolate, coffee, pepper, and loads of leather. Produced with tobacco hailing from five different countries, this blend cigar is as unique in its genetics and appearance as it is in its flavor profile.

The CAO Flathead V554 is a former #3 Cigar of the Year title holder, and is handcrafted in Nicaragua in box-pressed form. Pin-up girls and hot rods serve as the inspiration for this smoke, and each stick is hand-shaped to deliver a striking flat top. Featuring a brawny broadleaf maduro wrapper and a significant amount of Nicaraguan and Dominican ligero leaf, the result is a very robust cigar flavor profile that is backed by medium-grade strength.

For the first time, a cigar with filler tobacco from three different African tobacco-growing regions has been made available in the United States: the CAO Arcana Thunder Smoke.  This is a great cigar for daring enthusiasts looking to broaden their smoking horizons.

The deep complexity of this medium-bodied stick is enhanced by distinct notes of cocoa, hazelnut, raisin sweetness, and herbal undertones. Premium tobaccos from South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon constitute its unique filler. This special mix is wrapped in a dark, delicious Honduran Olancho San Agustin wrapper and preserved in a Mexican San Andres binder. Suggestions for pairing include stout beer, espresso, or aged rum. This masterpiece is handcrafted in the Dominican Republic.

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Made by Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), the same company that rolls cigars with bands bearing the names of CAO, Cohiba, Partagas, and other cigar heavy-hitters, El Rey del Mundo is a throwback brand that demands to be sampled. This oscuro provides a particularly memorable smoking experience, for it is brimming with flavors of milk chocolate, caramel, toasted hardwood, and a sprinkle of baking spice.