Brazilian wrapper · Mild to medium
CAO Gold Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
CAO Gold Maduro is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Brazilian maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention coffee, cream, butter, cocoa and leather.
On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with cream and nuts behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Alonso Menéndez and VegaFina 1998.
What does CAO Gold Maduro taste like?
- coffee
- cream
- butter
- cocoa
- leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Brazilian maduro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Mild to medium |
| Made by | General Cigar Co. (CAO), Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5x50 · Corona Gorda 6.5x50 · Torpedo 6.25x52 · Churchill 7x48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
Cigars like CAO Gold Maduro
- Alonso Menéndez72% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · MediumSame Brazilian wrapper style, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
- VegaFina 199871% flavour matchEcuadorian · MediumMore cedar and wood, less caramel sweetness, a step stronger.
- Cohiba Siglo VI63% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
- Regius Connecticut60% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumNicaraguan filler too, more cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
- Davidoff Winston Churchill60% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.