New CAO FASA Comes In Two Wrappers
Ever wonder how much the wrapper leaf affects the cigar’s flavor? This question is addressed in the CAO FASA, the newest General Cigar Co. On store shelves now, CAO FASA takes the same blend and offers it in two different wrappers so that you can answer this question for yourself.
CAO FASA comes in two lines, Sola (“day”) and Noche (“night”). Sola is rolled at the HATSA factory in Honduras with a Honduran Olancho San Agustin wrapper, while Noche is made at STG Estelí in Nicaragua and is draped in Connecticut broadleaf. The effect of the different cover leaves, according to Ed Lahmann, senior brand manager at CAO, was quite apparent. “CAO FASA Sol and CAO FASA Noche could not be more alike, yet they could not be more different,” he says. “They’re literally like night and day.”
Inside, the internal tobaccos of both versions are identical: a Cameroon binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic, as well as three growing regions in Nicaragua (Jalapa, Estelí and Condega).
Packaged in 24-count boxes, both lines come in the same two formats: Toro, measuring 6 inches by 50 ring gauge ($6.99); and Gigante, 6 by 60 ($7.99). In addition to being differentiated by their wrappers, the Sol line is packaged in red, whereas Noche’s bands and boxes are white.
According to General, one cigar is more full-bodied than the other, but to ascertain which one is stronger, you’re going to have to smoke them yourself. For our assessment of the two cigars, see a future issue of Cigar Insider.
