In 2013, CAO released a new blend inspired by car enthusiasts. Named Flathead, after the engine style made famous by Ford and Harley-Davidson, the cigar incorporated a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper covering an Ecuadoran Connecticut binder and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. The line now includes five different vitolas: the Sparkplug (4 1/2 x 50), the V642 Piston (6 1/2 x 42), the V554 Camshaft (5 1/2 x 54), the V660 Carb (6 x 60) and the V770 Big Block (7 x 70). At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, CAO decided to take the Flathead idea a step further by producing a new line that shares the flat cap with the original blend, but targeted towards motorcycle fans. Dubbed the Flathead Steel Horse, each of the vitolas features a different name pulled from the motorcycle culture. In addition, the blend is completely different: the wrapper is a proprietary Connecticut habano grueso leaf, while the binder is Brazilian arapiraca and the filler tobaccos are from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. Two sizes shipped at launch, each of which are sold in boxes of 20: the Bullneck (6 1/2 x 66, $9.99) and the Apehanger (5 1/2 x 58, $8.99.) CAO Flathead Steel Horse Apehanger (5 1/2 x ...
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