CAO Has A New Vision For Cigars

CAO has announced a new cigar line called Vision that will launch at next month’s Retail Tobacco Dealers of America annual convention and show in Las Vegas. The CAO Vision is the first Dominican-made CAO cigar.

The Vision will be available in three sizes: CAO Vision cigars a 5×50 Robusto, a 6×50 Toro, and a 6.25×52 Torpedo. The cigars sport a Dominican Corojo wrapper, and a Dominican Piloto Cubano (cuban seed) Binder. The filler is a blend of Dominican, Nicaraguan and Brazilian tobacco. I’ll be posting a review of the cigar as soon as they are available for sampling.

Along with this being CAO’s first Dominican release, it is also being packged in an innovative way. What could be special about the way a cigar is packaged? CAO has another surprise for us.

The box is actually a scientifically calibrated humidor designed to hold the cigars at the ideal 68-70% relative humidity optimal for storage. CAO calls the packaging “the most technologically advanced state-of-the-art desktop/travel humidor ever made” and their slogan for the new release is “Vision: The CAO cigar that will change how cigars are made and packaged forever.”

CAO cigars are some of the finest on the market, and consistently score high in Cigar Aficionao and Smoke Magazine ratings. The only complaint I’ve ever had with their offerings are some inconsistency with construction and draw.

The company has been working hard over the last couple of years to correct consistency problems, and has always been responsive to customer concerns or complaints. The Vision sounds like a major step forward in eliminating these problem. Every CAO Vision will be draw-tested to ensure the most satisfying smoking experience.

Every cigar.

I’m looking forward to trying out this new line. It sounds like CAO has a real winner on its hands with the Vision cigar.

CAO is promoting the new launch with a web video. If you’d like to have a look at it (Flash required), you can check it out at this link.

Posted on Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 at 9:31 pm.