CAO Pilon Gigante is built around the pilón, a carefully layered stack of tobacco leaves that ferments the tobacco to maximise flavour and colour, with an Ecuadorian Habano Viso wrapper in a 6 x 60 format. It is rated medium in strength and made in Nicaragua.
A Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan filler sit beneath the Habano Viso wrapper. The pilón method dates back to 19th century Cuba, and CAO says its natural fermentation delivers a taste and appearance that cannot be reached otherwise. At medium strength, it suits smokers who want a balanced, dependable cigar.
The 6 x 60 Gigante is the widest size of the Pilón range. CAO Pilon Gigante gives you deep, rich colours and unprecedented depth of flavour from a time honoured method.
CAO goes where the tobacco takes it, sourcing leaf from the jungles of the Amazon, the mountains of Colombia, the valleys of the Dominican Republic and the volcanoes of Nicaragua. Removing boundaries, borders and limits from the process leaves a tobacco experience unlike any other. Pilón is also offered as Pilón Añejo, which takes the aging process further with more than two additional years of maturation after rolling.
Box of 20 cigars
plwhlr (verified owner) –
Really nice smoke. Burns evenly and last a reasonable amount time