Independent cigar reference
Est. 2026

CAO

MX2 Belicoso

TORPEDO

Cigarbench score

84 / 100

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

Reviews

on record

Price

$9.65

Per stick, one retailer.
Not an average. One snapshot, not live.

per stick

Elevation · actual size

7″ × 56 torpedo · Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper · Brazil binder · Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru filler · full strength

I · The blend

WrapperConnecticut Broadleaf

BinderBrazil

FillerDominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru

OriginNicaragua

ColourMaduro

StrengthFull

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.

Alec Bradley Black Market Esteli Torpedo6.5″ × 52 · Nicaragua · full · 23 reviews6.5″ × 52 · Nicaragua · full$3.7062% less · 83

III · The rest of the CAO house

Black VR Cathedral6″ × 52 · Brazil · medium-full$2.70 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

The score blends 17 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.