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CAO Surplus Shade Toro
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Surplus Shade Toro

🇭🇳 HondurasToro152 mm × 50
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Strength
Mild

About this cigar

The CAO Surplus Shade Toro is a cigar in the Toro format, 152 mm long with a 50 ring gauge (19.8 mm), made in Honduras. Tobaccos: wrapper Honduras Connecticut, binder Ecuador Sumatra and filler Dominican Republic Olor. Strength: mild; smoking time about 96 minutes. In the Surplus Shade line (2 sizes), it is the one with the smallest ring gauge. Noted flavors: cream, cedar and hazelnut.

From the CAO house, the Surplus Shade Toro is crafted by La Flor de Copán in Honduras in a 152 mm toro format with a 50 ring gauge. It combines a Honduran Connecticut wrapper, an Ecuador Sumatra binder and a Dominican Olor filler, making a light cigar with notes of cream, cedar and hazelnut that will suit aficionados seeking gentleness.

Specifications

Brand
CAO
Line
Surplus Shade
Vitola
Surplus Shade Toro
Size
Toro
Length
152 mm · 5.98″
Ring gauge
50 · 19.8 mm
Wrapper
Honduras Connecticut
Wrapper shade
Claro
Binder
Ecuador Sumatra
Filler
Dominican Republic Olor
Country of manufacture
🇭🇳 Honduras
Factory
La Flor de Copan
Smoking time
About 96 min
Status
In production
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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Sweet
Woody
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