CAO Son of Uncle Sam Coming This Summer
Following up on the releases of Angry Santa and Evil Snowman, CAO will be releasing Son of Uncle Sam, a special edition La Traviata for the summer. Sources told halfwheel the tweaked blend is expected to be similar to the 6 x 52 Radiante size found in the La Traviata line and will be priced around in $8 in boxes of 14.
The name draws inspiration from both Uncle Sam and 1970s serial killer David Berkowitz, better known as Son of Sam.
Angry Santa and Evil Snowman were released in November of last year, a pair of cigars that featured modified La Traviata blends with the Angry Santa based off the original La Traviata blend and the Evil Snowman based on the La Traviata Maduro. Success of the cigars inspired CAO to make further releases.
The regular La Traviata blend features an Ecuadorian Havana wrapper, Honduran binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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