Jimmy D records his review of the 2026 Amazon Basin from CAO at The Drawing Room in Davenport, Iowa. The CAO Amazon Basin is an annual release that features an Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed wrapper, over a Nicaraguan binder, and fillers from Brazil, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. The Amazon Basin has an MSRP of $14.49. …
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CAO is a company that I started out smoking very early on. My first stick from them was the CAO America Potomac (please reference Tim’s video review for pronunciation), it was an attractive barber pole stick that had a lot of bold flavors. The CAO Flathead 660 is a classic and one of the only…
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The CAO Amazon Basin is grown in a region of the Amazon Rainforest. It uses a tobacco called Bragança that is only harvested once every three years. The blend uses four different tobaccos all from different countries. This year’s release is a re-release that originally came out in 2014. They are rolled with a unique…
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OVERVIEW VITOLA:Â Â Â Toro SIZE:Â Â 6″ x 52 ORIGIN:Â Â Nicaragua FACTORY:Â Â STG Esteli WRAPPER:Â Â Ecuadorian Sumatra BINDER:Â Â Nicaraguan FILLER:Â Â Brazilian Braganca, Columbian, Dominican STRENGTH:Â Â Medium SOURCE: Trade w/ Fellow BOTL ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Three Season Porch at Home WHEN: October 12, 2016 @ 3 PM DRINKS: Good ol’ Diet Coke WEATHER: Perfect day – mid-70s, no precip WHAT’S…
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