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CAO America
New CAO To Feature Two Wrappers - American Grown
CAO, one of
the world's foremost premium cigar manufacturers, announced today that
it will unveil its CAO America cigar line at the RTDA 75th Annual Convention
and International Trade Show in Houston August 4-8.
CAO
America will be the first 'barber-pole' style cigar in CAO's portfolio―with
a twist. "CAO America is rolled with two American-grown wrapper
leaves," stated CAO President Tim Ozgener. "Despite the appearance
of having only an accent of Connecticut Shade wrapper, America is actually
rolled with two full-size wrapper leaves: one Connecticut Broadleaf
maduro and one Connecticut shade. We actually refer to this cigar
as a 'pinstripe' as opposed to a traditional 'barber-pole.' America
is an intricate cigar that requires a great deal of precision and skill
from our top echelon rollers.
.
The CAO America filler blend is 100% ligero tobaccos from
Nicaragua , the
United
States ,
Italy
(the same as in the Italia blend) and
Honduras , bound in a Brazilian
leaf. It's wrapped, as previously mentioned, with Connecticut Broadleaf and a leaf of Connecticut Shade,
to help it burn, since it's mostly ligero, also giving it an eye-catching look. "CAO is releasing the
America ,
of course, in the same sort of packaging/line of thought as the Brazilia and
Italia were. The
America
is more tastefully done and is a much better looking cigar than those two. Its Connecticut Broadleaf
Maduro over Connecticut Shade pinstripe wrap is very unique and, apparently,
holds up suprisingly well under smoking conditions" says Jess Fields after an RTDA viewing.
Packaged in boxes of 20 cigars, CAO America will be available in three shapes: Potomac (5" x 56), the torpedo-shaped Monument (6 ½" x 54), and Landmark (6" x 60).