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IPCPR 2015: General Cigar Co.

While it’s still one of the bigger booths on the trade show floor, the space that housed General Cigar Co. was noticeably smaller than it…

CAO America Sinister Sam

General Cigar Co. had a very successful launch this past winter. Rick Rodriguez, who is more or less the face of CAO, modified the CAO…

CAO Cyclone

For what many consumers might think of as a big, mainstream brand like CAO, it has been on a tear of releasing small batch, limited…

CAO’s Son of Uncle Sam Now Sinister Sam (Update)

The recently announced Son of Uncle Sam project from CAO is getting a new name, as Rick Rodriguez told halfwheel that the project will now…

CAO’s Area 9 Event Packs Dig Into the Vaults

CAO has added a new series of event-only cigar packs called Area 9, which come from the company’s aging rooms with up to two decades…

CAO Flathead Sparkplug Formally Announced

The smallest CAO Flathead is set to arrive in stores. At 4 1/2 x 50, the Flathead Sparkplug is small enough to receive its own…

Weekly News (March 31, 2013)

Cigar News IPCPR Continues CEO Search Tatuaje WCD 127 Coming E.P. Carrillo La Historia Coming This Summer Eiroa & Hoill Team-up For Leroy VS the…

CAO Hurricane Appears

The CAO Hurricane has begun appearing at retailers, including TopQualityCigars.com, the online presence of Casa de Montecristo in Countryside, Ill. The cigar was first mentioned…

CAO to Show Left Coast Love

CAO is joining the regional release trend and pushing the cigar size barrier at the same time with a cigar slated for stores in the…

CAO Hurricane on the Horizon

A representative from General Cigar Company confirmed the development of a new cigar from CAO, dubbed Hurricane, which will be released in November. The blend…

Press Release: CAO Concert

July 30, 2012 — From the brand that was launched in Nashville and marches to the beat of its own drum comes CAO Concert, a…