CAO

Surplus Sweet

Strength: MediumIn stock

About this cigar

CAO is a globally distributed cigar house known for blends produced across several tobacco-growing regions. Surplus Sweet is a value-oriented Nicaraguan-made cigar with a sweetened cap, a dark Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, and Nicaraguan binder and filler, delivering a smooth, medium-bodied smoke with pronounced sweetness.

Tasting notes

brown sugarcocoacedarearth

Available sizes

3 options3 in stock

Selected size

Robusto

5" × 50 · Pack of 20

In stock

$59.00$2.95 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd

Pairs well with

bourbondark rumporterespresso

At a glance

Made in: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium
Sizes: 3 available

In plain English

What to expect

Smoothness

Balanced

Strength

Medium

Balanced strength with clear flavour, without being heavy.

Flavour

brown sugar · cocoa · cedar · earth

Tasting profile

How it tastes

Primary

brown sugarcocoacedarearth

Secondary

black peppermolassescoffee

What each note tastes like

Sweetness4/5

Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses

Spice3/5

Pepper and warmth on the finish

Creaminess1/5

Soft, smooth, milky texture

Earthiness4/5

Soil, leather, forest floor

Wood3/5

Cedar, oak, toasted timber

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

Earth & leatherearth

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

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

Cocoa & coffeecocoa · coffee

Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.

Sweetnessmolasses

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

Also noted: brown sugar.

Blend & origin

How it is built

Made in: Nicaragua
Sizes (length × ring): 5–6" × 50–60

Explore this blend

Where it sits in the collection

made in Nicaragua · medium in strength · pairs with bourbon, dark rum, porter

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Every size side by side

Size	Length × ring	Pack	Per cigar	Price
Robusto	5" × 50	Pack of 20	$2.95	$59
Toro	6" × 52	Pack of 20	$3.25	$65
Gigante	5.8" × 60	Pack of 20	$3.55	$71

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

A medium blend like this holds well for a year or two; longer aging mostly smooths the finish rather than changing the flavour.

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