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Rare Select Gordo

🇳🇮 Nicaragua159 mm × 60
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Strength
Medium to full

About this cigar

The CAO Rare Select Gordo is a cigar, 159 mm long with a 60 ring gauge (23.8 mm), made in Nicaragua. Tobaccos: wrapper Honduras and filler Honduras / Nicaragua. Strength: medium to full; smoking time about 119 minutes. In the Rare Select line (3 sizes), it is the longest and the one with the largest ring gauge. Noted flavors: spice, cocoa, leather and wood.

From the CAO house comes the Rare Select Gordo, a 159 mm gordo with a 60 ring gauge wrapped in a Honduran wrapper, while the filler blends Honduran and Nicaraguan tobaccos. This generous format appeals to aficionados seeking medium to full strength within a selective line. Its aromatic profile unfolds gradually over the smoke.

Specifications

Brand
CAO
Vitola
Rare Select Gordo
Length
159 mm · 6.26″
Ring gauge
60 · 23.8 mm
Wrapper
Honduras
Wrapper shade
Colorado
Filler
Honduras / Nicaragua
Country of manufacture
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Smoking time
About 119 min
The house
CAO

CAO

Nicaragua / Honduras, Founded in 1968, 430 cigars

CAO is a cigar brand from Nicaragua and Honduras, produced by General Cigar, part of the Scandinavian Tobacco Group. It stands out for cigars with a strong creative identity, combining bold ideas and original flavours across a range of lines, from habano blends to lighter, smoother options.

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Flavor palette

The flavor notes recorded for this cigar, grouped by family.

Spicy
Roasted
Earthy
Woody

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