Independent cigar reference
Est. 2026

CAO

Black VR Cathedral

TORPEDO

Cigarbench score

91 / 100

16 reviews on record.
Most gave it the top mark.

Reviews

on record

Price

$2.70

Average, per stick.
An unsourced average, not a live quote.

average

Elevation · actual size

6″ × 52 torpedo · Brazil wrapper · Nicaragua binder · Mexico, Nicaragua filler · medium-full strength

I · The blend

WrapperBrazil

BinderNicaragua

FillerMexico, Nicaragua

OriginHonduras

ColourMaduro

StrengthMedium-Full

II · Cheaper than this

Matched on size, shape, strength and a trustworthy score. Not a taste claim. Only cigars with 20 or more reviews are listed.

5 Vegas Series A Alpha6″ × 52 · Costa Rica · medium-full · 24 reviews6″ × 52 · Nicaragua · medium-full$2.623% less · 87 5 Vegas Classic Torpedo6″ × 54 · Sumatra · medium-full · 30 reviews6″ × 54 · Nicaragua · medium-full$2.1022% less · 85

III · What people taste

Counted words in the 16 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

chocolatenamed in 7 of 16 reviews44%

coffeenamed in 7 of 16 reviews44%

earthnamed in 7 of 16 reviews44%

peppernamed in 6 of 16 reviews38%

bitternamed in 4 of 16 reviews25%

cocoanamed in 4 of 16 reviews25%

sweetnamed in 4 of 16 reviews25%

espressonamed in 3 of 16 reviews19%

IV · The rest of the CAO house

Amazon Basin Extra Anejo6″ × 52 · Ecuador · Sumatra · medium-full Arcana Mortal Coil Toro6.1″ × 50 · Connecticut Broadleaf · full$9.24 Vision Prana6.25″ × 52 · Corojo · Dominican Republic · medium-full Fuma Em Corda Toro6″ × 58 · Honduras · medium-full LX2 Toro6″ × 50 · Nicaragua · full

The score blends 16 reviews from every source we hold, shrunk toward the mean so a cigar with three reviews cannot outrank one with three hundred. How the score is built
Price is one retailer's per-stick quote, not an average, and it is not live.
We do not judge plume or mould from a photo, and we do not tell you when a cigar is ready. Read r/cigars' pinned guide for that.