Monday, March 26 2007
Nashville - CAO today announced the release of CAO Gold
Maduro premium cigars, an innovative hybrid of their highly rated CAO Gold brand.
Introduced in 1996, the CAO Gold line has received numerous '90' ratings ("EXCELLENT") from
Cigar Aficionado magazine, widely heralded as the ultimate authority in the world of premium cigars. CAO Gold Maduro is an exciting new
blend that combines a Brazilian Maduro
wrapper with the
binder and filler tobaccos of the
CAO Gold line. The result is a medium-bodied cigar that exhibits a smooth and buttery character, top-noted by hints of spice and espresso beans.
CAO Gold Maduro began as a blend from CAO's 'Concept Series' of cigars, housed in the CAO "Escaparate" at the company's headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. The CAO "Escaparate" showcases over 400,000 cigars, all from prototype blends that are in various stages of development. "CAO Gold Maduro was one of our very first concept cigars," explained President Tim Ozgener. "Over the past two years, we received such overwhelmingly positive feedback from guests of CAO who sampled the blend that we decided to bring Gold Maduro to the marketplace."
Packaged in wooden boxes of 20 cigars, CAO Gold Maduro will be available in six shapes: Corona (5.5" x 42), Robusto (5" x 50), Corona Gorda (6.5" x 50), Churchill (7" x 48), Torpedo (6.25" 52), and Double Corona (7.5" x 54). £
