CAO Nicaragua Tipitapa 4"7/8 * 50 - Neptune Cigar Review

• Brand: CAO Nicaragua Tipitapa
• Length: 4"7/8 inches (123.82 mm)
• Ring Gauge: 50 (diameter 50/64 inches or 19.81 mm)
• Score: Not mentioned in the text

Brand Background

CAO started with country - inspired blends. After the founder sold it to Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), which is the parent of General Cigars, CAO became part of the family. When STG moved CAO from Tennessee to Virginia, some staff left and started Crowned Heads. Rick Rodriguez was promoted to be the blender of CAO and continued the country - inspired series.

Product Details

• Country: Nicaragua
• Factory: STG Esteli
• Size: 4⅞x50, Vitola: Robusto
• Wrapper: Honduras
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua
• Price: € 5,80 (Netherlands)
• Cutter: Xikar X2
• Lighter: single flame
• Smoke conditions: indoors with ventilator
• Smoke time: two hours fifteen minutes

Taste Profile

• Start: Coffee, leather, cinnamon - like spices, and pepper
• Middle: Dry leaves, mushroom flavor with leather and grass, some sweetness, cedar flavor, mild gingerbread flavor with more sweetness and citrus, vanilla with cedar and spices
• End: Minty fresh aftertaste, nuts, cedar, and pepper

Appearance and Smoke Quality

The colorado wrapper has a shine and some veins. The cigar is well - constructed. The aroma includes cedar, barnyard, sheep, and hay. The cold draw releases peppery raisins flavor. The ash is white, dense and firm. The smoke volume and thickness are decent, the draw is great, and the burn is straight. It is medium - bodied and medium - flavored.