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CAO Surplus Shade

The CAO Surplus Shade features long-filler Dominican tobacco under a Connecticut wrapper, producing a creamy, mellow style at an everyday price. It’s complemented by the Maduro, which brings a darker edge, and the Sweet, which adds a flavored cap for variety. As part of the largest non-Cuban cigar entity, CAO uses its resources to deliver dependable quality in a budget-friendly format.

Cigar Origin
Honduras
Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
Honduras, a Central American country which shares a border with Nicaragua, is widely known in the premium cigar industry as the ideal place to grow Cuban and Connecticut seed tobaccos. Danli and the Jamastran Valley is considered the heart of Honduras’ cigar industry. The Jamastran Valley is known for producing a full-bodied tobacco that draws strong comparisons to the tobacco grown in the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. This same region is also known for its Connecticut shade grown and Corojo shade grown tobacco. In addition, Honduras produces Cuban-seed sun grown filler tobaccos of the highest quality.
Strength

Mild
Wrapper Color
Claro
Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
Claro wrapper is light, yellowish brown in color.
Wrapper
Honduran Connecticut
The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
Binder
Ecuador Sumatra
The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.
Ecuador Sumatra tobacco is made from Sumatra-seeds that been cultivated in Ecuador, one of the most ideal locations for growing tobacco. The leaves tend to be dark and rich in flavor.
Filler
Dominican Republic Olor
Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
Rolled by
Handmade
Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
Manufacturer
La Flor de Copan
Located in the Santa Rosa region of Honduras, the La Flor de Copan cigar factory is known for producing premium cigars for brands such as Don Melo, Fellipe Gregorio, and Zino. They also produce their own brand such as the Santa Rosa and Flor de Copan.

CAO Surplus Shade Gigante 6" * 60

The CAO Surplus Shade bundle is a handmade cigar produced at STG Danlí with a focus on straightforward, reliable quality. It uses a Honduran Connecticut wrapper over an Ecuador Sumatra binder and Dominican Olor filler, a traditional combination chosen for balance and approachability. Designed as an affordable bundle, it highlights how classic long-filler construction can be delivered in a simple, no-frills format. It is also available in Maduro and Sweet versions, giving smokers additional options for a punchier profile or a touch of added flavor.