CAO Italia Gondola

CAO Italia Gondola Cigars - Rated 91 by Cigar Aficionado CAO Italia is an infamous outside-the-box cigar from a company known for its innovative blending techniques. After searching long and hard for new ways to blend a great-tasting cigar, the team from CAO stumbled upon a part of Italy known as Benevento, where cigar tobacco not only grows, it flourishes! Taking what they found in Italy and combining it with a blend of Peruvian and Nicaraguan filler, an Honduran binder, along with a Honduran habano wrapper, CAO created the Italia, a cigar that has turned out to be one of the most successful cigars CAO has ever brought out. Flavorful, rich, and potent, CAO Italia Gondola begins with a chocolatey sweetness that intensifies as the cigar progresses. There are bold, earthy flavors, along with an array of spicy pepper and some sweet floral notes as well. This cigar is inevitably unique and very satisfying in the flavor department.CAO Italia is a, 6 1/4" x 54 torpedo, medium-full in body and flavor, making it a great cigar for intermediate and experienced smokers alike. A complex cigar like this combines beautifully with red wine and bourbon. Enjoy after a pasta dinner for a true Italian experience! Other great and unique cigars from CAO include Brazilia and America. Italian tobacco in a premium cigar? You better believe it!