Maker · Honduras
CAO
The CigarMind catalog lists 483 CAO cigars across 120 lines. They are made mainly in Honduras, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic, at General Cigar Honduras, Honduran American Tobacco and General Cigar / STG. The most common wrappers are Honduran, Connecticut Broadleaf, Cameroon and Honduran Jamastran. Strength runs mild to full.
- Lines
- 120
- Cigars
- 483
- Made in
- Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic
- Factories
- General Cigar Honduras, Honduran American Tobacco, General Cigar / STG
- Strength
- mild to full
Blend details are claims from manufacturer and trade sources. Blends can change between releases.
Where to start
picked from the catalog, not a panelEvery CAO line
120 linesBrazilia15 sizes · Brazilian Arapiraca · medium-full›Pilon13 sizes · Ecuadorian Habano Viso · medium›Flathead12 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full›America10 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf / Connecticut Shade · medium-full›Bones9 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full›Colombia9 sizes · Honduran Jamastran · medium-full›Consigliere9 sizes · Ecuadorian Habano · medium-full›Gold9 sizes · Ecuadorian Connecticut · mild-medium›Gold Maduro9 sizes · Brazilian Maduro · mild-medium›Zócalo9 sizes · Mexican San Andrés Morrón · medium-full›Black8 sizes · Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed · medium-full›Italia8 sizes · Italian Habano · medium-full›Nicaragua8 sizes · Nicaragua Jalapa · medium-full›Pilón Añejo8 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Session8 sizes · Ecuadorian Connecticut-seed · medium-full›Speed Shop8 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Arcana Firewalker7 sizes · Ecuadorian Habano Rosado · medium-full›Cameroon7 sizes · Cameroon · mild-medium›OSA SOL7 sizes · Honduran Jamastran · medium-full›606 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Amazon Basin6 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›America 250th Anniversary6 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Arcana Mortal Coil6 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full›Arcana Stokk6 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Maduro6 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Moontrance6 sizes · Cameroon · mild›Orellana6 sizes · Brazilian Cubra · medium-full›Amazon Basin Extra Añejo5 sizes · Peruvian Habano · medium-full›Arcana Thunder Smoke5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Bella Vanilla5 sizes · Cameroon · mild›Black Bengal5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Black Frontline5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Black Gothic5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Bones Blind Hughie5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Bones Chicken Foot5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Bones Maltese Cross5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Bones Matador5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Brazilia Amazon5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Brazilia Carnivale5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Brazilia Corcovado5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Brazilia Gol!5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Brazilia Lambada5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Brazilia Samba5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Brazilia Select5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›BX35 sizes · Brazilian Mata Fina · medium-full›Cameroon Belicoso5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Cameroon Churchill5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Cameroon Perfecto5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Cameroon Robusto5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Cameroon Toro5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›CAO Cameroon5 sizes · Cameroon · mild-medium›Cherrybomb5 sizes · Cameroon · mild›Colombia Magdalena5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Colombia Tinto5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Eileen's Dream5 sizes · Cameroon · mild›Mortal Coil5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›Thunder Smoke5 sizes · Honduran · medium-full›CAO Consigliere4 sizes · Brazilian · medium›CAO MX24 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full›CAO Steel Horse4 sizes · Connecticut Habano Grueso · medium-full›Gold Honey4 sizes · Cameroon · mild›MX24 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full›Steel Horse4 sizes · Connecticut Habano Grueso · medium-full›CAO BX33 sizes · Brazilian Mata Fina · medium-full›CAO Colombia3 sizes · Honduran Jamastran · mild-medium›CAO Gold3 sizes · Ecuadorian Connecticut · mild-medium›CAO Italia3 sizes · Honduran · medium›CAO Pilón Añejo3 sizes · Ecuadorian Habano · medium-full›CAO Session3 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium›FASA Noche3 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full›Flathead V193 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · full›Flathead V213 sizes · Mexican San Andres · medium-full›CAO Amazon Basin2 sizes · Ecuadorian Sumatra · medium-full›CAO FASA Noche2 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full›CAO FASA Sol2 sizes · Honduran OSA Sol · medium›CAO FASA Sombra2 sizes · Ecuadorian Shade · medium›CAO Flathead Speed Shop2 sizes · Ecuadorian Habano · medium›CAO Flathead V212 sizes · Mexican San Andrés · medium-full›CAO Gold Maduro2 sizes · Brazilian Maduro · mild-medium›CAO OSA Sol2 sizes · Honduran Olancho San Agustín · mild-medium›FASA Sol2 sizes · Ecuadorian Habano · medium›FASA Sombra2 sizes · Ecuadorian Shade · medium›Flathead V232 sizes · Honduran Jamastran · full›Flathead V6602 sizes · Connecticut Broadleaf · full›Vision2 sizes · Cameroon · medium›Anaconda1 size · Brazilian · full›CAO Amazon Basin Extra Añejo1 size · Ecuadorian Sumatra · medium-full›CAO America 250th Anniversary1 size · U.S. Broadleaf and U.S. Connecticut Shade · medium-full›CAO Arcana Mortal Coil1 size · American Broadleaf · medium›CAO Firewalker1 size · Ecuadorian Habano Rosado · mild›CAO Flathead V231 size · Honduran Jamastran · medium-full›CAO Orellana1 size · Brazilian Cubra · full›CAO Stokk1 size · U.S. Broadleaf · medium›CAO Thunder Smoke1 size · Honduran Olancho San Agustín · medium›CAO Vision 20221 size · Honduran Jamastran · mild›Criollo1 size · Cuban-seed Criollo · mild-medium›Cx21 size · Connecticut Shade · mild-medium›Cyclone1 size · Nicaraguan · full›Earthquake1 size · Nicaraguan · full›Escaparate TAM.0951 size · Honduran · medium-full›Esteli1 size · Nicaraguan Habano · medium-full›Extreme1 size · Honduran · full›Flathead V5541 size · Nicaragua · full›Flathead V6241 size · Nicaragua · full›Flavours Bella Vanilla1 size · Cameroon (grade one) · mild›Flavours Cherrybomb1 size · Ecuadorian Connecticut · mild›Flavours Eileen's Dream1 size · Ecuadorian Connecticut · mild›Flavours Gold Honey1 size · Ecuadorian Connecticut · mild›Flavours Moontrance1 size · Ecuadorian Connecticut · mild›Gold Vintage1 size · Ecuadorian Connecticut · mild›Heatwave1 size · Nicaraguan · full›Honor1 size · Nicaraguan · medium-full›Hurricane1 size · Nicaraguan · full›La Traviata1 size · Ecuadorian Connecticut · mild-medium›La Traviata Maduro1 size · Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro · mild-medium›LX21 size · Ligero-heavy Nicaraguan · full›Sinister Sam1 size · Honduran · medium-full›Soprano1 size · Connecticut Shade · mild›Vision 20201 size · Nicaraguan Habano · medium-full›Vision 20221 size · Honduran · medium-full›
From the desk
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If you like CAO, try
similar wrappers, strength and originCAO questions
What are the best CAO cigars to try?
Start with the signature line, CAO Nicaragua; for something milder, CAO Moontrance (mild); for the fullest, CAO Flathead V19 (full). "Best" is your palate's call: log each one and CigarMind learns which you prefer.
Where are CAO cigars made?
CAO cigars in the CigarMind catalog are made in Honduras, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic, across 120 lines and 483 sizes.
What is the mildest CAO cigar?
Of the lines with a listed strength, CAO Moontrance is the mildest, at mild strength. It uses a Cameroon wrapper.
What is the strongest CAO cigar?
Of the lines with a listed strength, CAO Flathead V19 is the strongest, at full strength. Smoke it after a meal and slowly. It uses a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper.
What wrappers does CAO use?
Across its lines CAO uses habano, broadleaf, Connecticut shade, maduro and San Andrés wrappers. Each line page lists the exact wrapper, binder and filler for every size.
What cigars are similar to CAO?
Makers whose lines share CAO's wrappers, strengths and origins include Rocky Patel, Alec Bradley, Tatuaje and Bolívar. Each CAO line page names specific cigars to try next and why.