65th Anniversary

In 2002, CAO celebrated its founder’s (Cano A. Ozgener) 65th birthday with a limited edition cigar made at its Nicaraguan factory, CAO Fabricas de Tabacos, a facility shared with Toraño Cigars. It’s a Nicaraguan puro that was produced in three box-pressed sizes, the Esen (7 x 54), Moda (6 x 52) and Tonton (5 x 50). Each individually numbered box contained 10 cigars, with each cigar coming in a gold anodized tube that bears an embossed version of Ozgener’s signature, with a purple ribbon keeping them all in place. A booklet that would appear to be about the life of Ozgener was also included, as it was titled Vita.