CAO Italia Box Press 5"1/2 * 55

A pleasant after dinner maduro cigar, this box pressed robusto will introduce your palate to the taste of Italian tobacco. This medium bodied cigar scored a 90 (Outstanding) rating in Cigar Aficionado which noted its "nutty, toasty flavor profile rounded out by earth and floral notes".

• Brands
  CAO Italia

  The CAO Italia is made with tobacco from four countries: Honduras, Italy, Nicaragua and Peru. CAO Italia is a full-bodied smoke like no other that features a dark, smooth Honduran wrapper as well as Habano seed tobacco grown exclusively for CAO in the Benevento region of Italy. Bold, earthy and sweet, this cigar has been rated 91 and named one of the Best Cigars of the Year by Cigar Aficionado.
• Cigar Shape
  Robusto

  The Robusto is a short Churchill size, traditionally 5 to 5.5 inches by a 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar Section
  Round

  Most cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length
  5"1/2

  This cigar is 5"1/2 inches long, or 139.7 mm.
• 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.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  55

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 55, so his diameter is 55/64 inches or 21.84 mm.
• Strength
  Full
• Wrapper Color
  Colorado Maduro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Colorado maduro wrapper is milk chocolate brown.
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  General Cigars/ST Group

  General Cigar Company manufactures premium cigars in several factories located in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Founded by Edgar Cullman, Sr. in 1960, the company experienced incredible success with their Macanudo brand. After a series of acquisitions throughout the years that made General Cigars one of the largest cigar manufacturers in the world, the company merged with Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) in 2010.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Honduran

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Honduran cigar wrapper has the reputation of great quality, with wrapper leaf being grown in the Jamastran, Talanga and San Agustin valleys. Some of the wrappers being grown in Honduras include Corojo, Honduran Claro, Honduran Criollo, Honduran Jamastran Viso Rosado, Honduran San Agustin Havana Seed and San Agustin Ligero.
• Cigar Binder
  Honduras

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar and bind the filler tobaccos together. Honduran tobacco is known for being full-bodied. Cigars produced in Honduras are regarded for their consistency and quality. Using Honduran tobacco as a binder will add to the cigar’s overall strength and flavor profile.
• Cigar Filler
  Italy

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

  Nicaragua

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

  Peru

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
• Magazine rating
  90