6.5CigarScoreCigarScore6.5
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2 critics · moderate confidence
CAO Cigars Maduro
The dark, fermented sibling to CAO's legendary Gold series, CAO Maduro is rolled at the CAO Fabrica in Estelí, Nicaragua. Clothed in a thick Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper over an Ecuadorian Habano binder and Nicaraguan/Dominican fillers, it yields a rich medium-bodied profile brimming with dark chocolate, espresso, damp earth, and balanced sweetness.
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CAO Maduro Robusto Cigars
Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
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CAO Maduro Toro Cigars
Gordo · 5.50″ × 55 · Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
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CAO Maduro Belicoso Cigars
Belicoso · 6.00″ × 54 · Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
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39 reviews · top score 90
C.A.O. Box-Pressed Tubo Maduro No. 2
Cigar Aficionado · Mar 1, 2002 · Cigar Insider
This dark cigar draws well. It's rich and chewy, with earthy flavors and a powdery finish. A spicy cigar, with alluring aromas.
Churchill · 7.00″ × 50 · Medium · Nicaragua
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Holt's Staff Reviews · Jul 18, 2025
I’m smoking an old-school cigar, CAO Maduro, in a 5.5-by-55 Toro for today’s review. CAO Maduro cigars hail from Nicaragua, where they’re produced by General Cigar, the brand’s parent company, in a sizeable portfolio that includes Macanudo and non-Cuban Cohiba cigars. The brand is named after the initials of its founder, Cano Aret Ozgener, an engineer by trade who entered the tobacco business making meerschaum pipes in the 1970s. He introduced his cigar line in 1993 and grew the brand with his son, Tim, and daughter, Ayleen, before selling the company to General in 2007.Read full review on Holt's Staff Reviews
CAO Maduro L’Anniversaire
Cigar Coop · Feb 27, 2011
If you have been a fan of CAO Cigars over the past few years, you know that the brand has been one of the leaders when it comes to innovative marketing. Cigars such as “Sopranos Edition”, “Brazilia”, and “La Traviata” have truly become iconic labels within the brand. When you look at the brand, one […]
Tubo I · 5.50″ × 46 · Full
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