# CAO Nicaragua Cigar

CAO makes a triumphant return to its roots with CAO Nicaragua, the brand's first Nicaraguan-cigar.

CAO makes a triumphant return to its roots with CAO Nicaragua, the brand's first Nicaraguan-centric blend. Whereas the team typically travels the globe seeking new tobaccos, CAO Nicaragua is a striking tribute to the brand's homeland. At the core of CAO Nicaragua is a selection of Nicaraguan Jalapa, Esteli and Condega leaves, clad in a Honduran Jamastran wrapper, and bound with Jamastran to dial up the intensity of this homegrown smoke. In the CAO tradition of flavor and finesse, CAO Nicaragua leans more toward pepper than spice and is balanced with medium-full flavors of nuts and toast. This is truly a cigar for the cigar lover, blended to answer the call for a deeply-satisfying smoke that engages every part of the palate, as only CAO can do.

- **Brand:** [CAO](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/cao/)
- **Rating:** 4.36 out of 5 from 11 reviews
- **Body:** [Medium to Full](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/body/4/)
- **Price range:** [$$](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/price/2/)
- **Country:** [Nicaragua](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/country/nicaragua/)
- **Wrapper:** [Honduran Jamastran](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/honduran-jamastran/)
- **Binder:** [Honduran Jamastran](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/honduran-jamastran/)
- **Filler:** [Nicaraguan Condega](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/nicaraguan-condega/), [Nicaraguan Esteli](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/nicaraguan-esteli/), [Nicaraguan Jalapa](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tobacco/nicaraguan-jalapa/)
- **Tasting notes:** [Pepper](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tasting/pepper/), [Nuts](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tasting/nuts/), [Toasty](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tasting/toasty/), [Vanilla](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/tasting/vanilla/)
- **Drink pairings:** [Aged Rum](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/pairing/aged-rum/), [IPA](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/pairing/ipa/)
- **Released:** January 1, 2018

## Sizes

- Granada: 6" x 50 ring gauge, Parejo
- Matagalpa: 5.625" x 46 ring gauge, Parejo
- Tipitapa: 4.875" x 50 ring gauge, Parejo

## Latest reviews

- [Great for afternoon expresso.](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/great-for-afternoon-expresso/) by The Barlock, rated 5 out of 5 (December 14, 2025)
- [Just a good cigar](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/just-a-good-cigar-1/) by Gindy, rated 5 out of 5 (June 23, 2025)
- [CAO NICARAGUA](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/cao-nicaragua-3/) by Cole93, rated 5 out of 5 (May 22, 2025)
- [First time CAO NIC](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/first-time-cao-nic/) by Papisquatchlife, rated 4 out of 5 (March 23, 2025)
- [Second CAO](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/second-cao/) by RumRun, rated 4 out of 5 (June 3, 2024)

[All reviews of CAO Nicaragua](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/cao/nicaragua/reviews/)