Medium strength, made in Nicaragua, Ecuadorian Habano Viso wrapper, Honduras binder, Honduran filler, 6.2 in × 54 ring gauge, rolled at General Cigar / STG.
About this cigar
CAO is known for their laundry list of 90+ rated blends and for being one of the most innovative brands in the industry. From their breakthrough classic CAO Black , to the shape of the CAO Flathead , to their use of unique leaves in CAO OSA Sol, CAO has never been afraid to push the envelope. Now with their new release, CAO Pilon, they are resurrecting a seldom used and costly fermentation method, the circular pilon. A standard tobacco pilon is basically a pile of tobacco ‘hands,’ which are 10-15 tobacco leaves tied together, that are allowed to heat up and ferment. With a circular pilon the hands are carefully layered in a circular pattern, with the payoff being that the tobacco ferments at