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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Tim kicks off our new weekly Cigars & Coffee format where we focus on the reviewing the cigar and the coffee we’re drinking. The inaugural episode in this format sees Tim reviewing the CAO America Potomac and Cafe Bustelo. Tim walks you through his CAO America cigar experience and drinks some Cafe Bustelo. If you…
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James and Tim are at David’s Fine Tobaccos in Clive, Iowa and take the CAO Mortal Coil through its paces while sipping some Cafe Bustelo Coffee. The pair discuss a new show on the Creative Brain Candy Media Cooperative, how we carry our cigar accessories, the cigar industry’s use of social media, and our thoughts…
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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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