Thursday, December 11 2008
Nashville - CAO was awarded a '91' rating ("OUTSTANDING") for its most recent release — CAO LX2 — in the December 9th edition of Cigar Insider and was also the 'Featured Cigar' of the issue.
Cigar Insider is the bi-monthly newsletter published by Cigar Aficionado magazine, widely regarded as the ultimate authority on the world of premium cigars. In a feat unprecedented in the history of the premium cigar industry, this marks the eleventh CAO cigar line to receive a '90' or above rating from Cigar Insider and Cigar Aficionado.
"LX2 was inspired by the tobaccos from a small, relatively unknown, 140-acre farm outside of Condega, Nicaragua," said CAO President Tim Ozgener. "To see our vision for this cigar come to fruition and to be recognized by Cigar Insider like this is truly gratifying and humbling." Added CAO Chairman Gary Hyams, "CAO strives to produce cigars that are diverse in taste and consistent in excellence; that this is our eleventh brand to receive the benchmark '90' rating is a testimony to the hard work everyone has put forth at CAO."
Packaged in boxes of 20 cigars, CAO LX2 cigars are available in three shapes: Rob (5" x 52), Toro (6" x 50), and the torpedo-shaped Beli (6 1/2" x 52). £
