CAO Zocalo Toro


  • 11:23:35 AM

    Wrapper: Satisfactory

  • 0 min

    Band: Satisfactory

  • 2 min

    CAO is one of my favorite brands. Good brand strategy, good quality, interesting experiments.

  • 3 min

    Sweet

  • 5 min

    A 6x60 Gigante was released earlier in 2018 as a limited edition but this one is a new release with revised artwork and also slightly different tobaccos.

  • 5 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 6 min

    The first flavors are herbs and sweetness, always a great combo.

  • 9 min

    Wood

  • 9 min

    Animal

  • 12 min

    The wrapper on this cigar is a bit course and it looks like they've been trying too hard on the cigar band.

  • 18 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 18 min

    Wood

  • 21 min

    Wood

  • 22 min

    Vegetal

  • 32 min

    Pepper

  • 32 min

    Herbs/spices

  • 36 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 44 min

    Wood

  • 44 min

    Animal

  • 47 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 47 min

    Sweet

  • 47 min

    Sweet

  • 48 min

    The ash is firm and the burn fairly straight. Draw is a tad too tight for me but nothing major.

  • 55 min

    Wood

  • 55 min

    Animal

  • 58 min

    Animal

  • 66 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 78 min

    Nuts/beans

  • 87 min

    Animal

  • 89 min

    A very nice cigar. Strong, varied flavors with an interesting evolution.

  • 92 min

    Draw: Good

  • 92 min

    Burn: Very good

  • 93 min

    Ash: Very good

  • 93 min

    Strength: Strong

  • Result
    Appearance 50
    Construction 92
    Complexity 63
    Dynamics 94
    Strength 75
    Total 79
Production Details

Brand Owner
General Cigar Company, Inc.
Factory
STG EstelĂ­
Wrapper
Mexico San Andres
Binder
Nicaragua
Filler
Nicaragua
Size
6.25 x 54
Status
In production since 2021

Ratings

Score Percentile Rank
79 27 53

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