I liked this cigar the last time it was around, much more than the Firewalker that came after it. It was one of the best CAO cigars to come along in a while. It seems like I heard about someone showcasing Andullo tobacco at the recent PCA show (La Aurora, maybe?).
CAO Arcana Mortal Coil will soon be back by popular demand. The limited-edition cigar that
features “Andullo,” the oldest tobacco fermentation method of the Dominican Republic, will ship
to retailers on August 1.
Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager of CAO cigars said, “The fans of CAO spoke, and we
listened. We previously brought back Mortal Coil, yet the fans kept wanting more. So with this
year’s release of the blend, we’re showing the fans of CAO that we’re willing to go the extra
mile for them.”
CAO Mortal Coil is centered on Andullo tobacco which appears in the filler and calls upon time-
honored cultivation and curing techniques for sungrown Habano-seed tobaccos. Instead of
traditional bulk fermentation, Andullo tobacco is wrapped tightly in handcrafted palm tree pods
known as “yaguas” that are compressed with rope coiled around the pod. This old-world
process of fermentation takes approximately two years and transforms the tobacco into rough,
leathery-looking leaves with a characteristically thick texture and earthy sweetness.
Wrapped in Connecticut Broadleaf, with a Connecticut Shade binder and a filler made with
Dominican Andullo surrounded by Honduran Jamastran, Nicaraguan Esteli and Dominican Piloto
Cubano, CAO Mortal Coil is a medium-bodied cigar with an alluring aroma. The experience of
Mortal Coil brings forth notes of molasses, dark chocolate and raisin, with hints of spice.
Called “Mortal Coil Toro,” the 6 1/8” x 50 cigar will sell for a per-cigar SRP of $11.99. The
singular frontmark will be packaged in 20 count boxes.
CAO Mortal Coil is handcrafted at STG Esteli and will ship to retailers on August 1, 2023.
About CAO
CAO was originally launched in 1993 by Cano Ozgener, who was the founder of CAO International Inc., a company that up until that point was known for its tobacco pipes. The General Cigar Co., inherited the entire portfolio of CAO’s pre-existing brands after Swedish Match and ST Cigar Group Holdings merged in 2010, and the tobacco giant still distributes the brand and all its lines.
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