CAO

Brazilia

Strength: Medium-FullIn stock

About this cigar

CAO Brazilia is a Nicaragua-made line built around a dark Brazilian Arapiraca wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos. The Lambada is a robusto-format parejo that typically smokes with a rich, earthy profile, ample spice and underlying sweetness.

Tasting notes

earthdark cocoablack pepperespressocoffeecocoa

Available sizes

5 options5 in stock
Selected size
Lambada
6" × 50 · Box of 20
In stock
$174.00$8.70 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd

Pairs well with

aged rumbourbonespressoBrazilian coffeeimperial stout
At a glance
Made in
Nicaragua
Strength
Medium-Full
Sizes
5 available
In plain English

What to expect

Smoothness
Balanced
Strength
Medium-Full

Richer and more assertive, but still approachable.

Flavour
earth · dark cocoa · black pepper · espresso
Tasting profile

How it tastes

Primary

earthdark cocoablack pepperespressocoffeecocoacedarmolasses

Secondary

cedarmolassesroasted nutsleatherdark chocolatesweet spice

What each note tastes like

Sweetness5/5

Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses

Spice5/5

Pepper and warmth on the finish

Creaminess1/5

Soft, smooth, milky texture

Earthiness5/5

Soil, leather, forest floor

Wood5/5

Cedar, oak, toasted timber

Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.

Earth & leatherearth · leather

Dry, savoury depth — the backbone most aged tobacco is built on.

Wood & cedarcedar

Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.

Pepper & spiceblack pepper · sweet spice

The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.

Cocoa & coffeedark cocoa · espresso · coffee · cocoa · roasted nuts · dark chocolate

Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.

Sweetnessmolasses

Sugars from the wrapper and long-leaf filler; often on the lips.

Blend & origin

How it is built

Made in
Nicaragua
Released
2001
Sizes (length × ring)
5–6.2" × 50–60
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Where it sits in the collection

made in Nicaragua · medium-full in strength · pairs with aged rum, bourbon, espresso

Compare sizes

Every size side by side

SizeLength × ringPackPer cigarPricevs retail
Lambada6" × 50Box of 20$8.70$174
Samba6.2" × 54Box of 20$9.10$182
Box-Press5.2" × 54Box of 20$9.25$185−22%
Gol5" × 56Box of 20$9.50$190
Amazon6" × 60Box of 20$9.90$198−25%
Aging & storage · Guidance

How to keep it

General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.

Storage

Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.

Rest after delivery

Thicker ring gauges hold shipping moisture longest — give these boxes three to four weeks in the humidor before the first one.

Aging window

Full-bodied blends reward patience: a year or two of quiet aging typically trades raw power for depth.

In the box

Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.

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