Dark Maduro

CAO Maduro

Toasted Chocolate and Pepper Drive

CAO

About CAO Maduro

Maduro pairs a heavily fermented Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with an Ecuadorian binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers to produce a medium–full cigar. The hot fermentation yields an oily, dark appearance and steady burn, with peppery spice up front, toasted dark chocolate in the middle and a long, creamy finish.

  • Medium-Full
  • Connecticut Broadleaf
  • Peppery, toasty, chocolate, rich

Key Details

Made By

CAO

Made In

Dominican Republic, Nicaragua

Strength

Medium-Full

Wrapper Focus

Connecticut Broadleaf

Known For

CAO Maduro

Official Website

caocigars.com

Hot‑Fermented

CAO Maduro

CAO Maduro pairs a heavily fermented Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with an Ecuadorian binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan fillers to produce a Medium–Full cigar noted for peppery spice, toasty cocoa and a rich, creamy finish. The wrapper undergoes an intense hot fermentation that gives the line its dark appearance and steady burn.

Sizes

  • Robusto (5.0" x 50)
  • Toro (5.5" x 55)
  • Belicoso (6.0" x 54)

Strength

Medium-Full

Wrapper

Connecticut Broadleaf

Binder

Ecuadorian

Filler

Dominican, Nicaraguan

Maduro's identity lives in the wrapper: an over‑fermented Connecticut Broadleaf aged under heat for a lacquered, dark finish that supplies molasses, pepper and toasted‑chocolate tones. Underneath, an Ecuadorian binder and mixed fillers hold the smoke together and keep texture dense and creamy rather than brittle. The result is a maduro that tastes big without sacrificing balance—peppery up front with toasty cocoa and a lingering, lavish close.

Video Gallery

Surplus by CAO Maduro Robusto

Frequently Asked Questions

CAO describes the Maduro wrapper as a Connecticut Broadleaf leaf that undergoes an extended hot fermentation process; that treatment darkens and oils the leaf and contributes to the cigar's lacquered appearance, steady burn and the sweet toasty notes that sit beneath the pepper and spice.