Comments on: Cigar Insider: Tim Ozgener of CAO International, Inc.

By: Stogie Reviews: CAO Gold Vintage Crémant

Stogie Reviews: CAO Gold Vintage Crémant — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:02:19 +0000

[...] otherwise stronger cigars. Tim Ozgener, president of the Nashville-based company, told me in a 2008 interview that he reaches for a CAO Gold Lonsdale in the morning when he wants “a nice, smooth, buttery [...]

By: Stogie Reviews: CAO Lx2 Rosado Especial (CRA Exclusive)

Stogie Reviews: CAO Lx2 Rosado Especial (CRA Exclusive) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:03:13 +0000

[...] layered with flavors of bittersweet chocolate, paprika, and woody tobacco notes,” according to Tim Ozgener, president of CAO. “The exquisite rosado wrapper imparts a pleasant floral note upon the flavor [...]

By: Stogie News: 2008 in Review

Stogie News: 2008 in Review — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:51:47 +0000

[...] March 5 Patrick A interviewed Tim Ozgener of CAO [...]

By: Stogie News: CRA Launches To Give Cigar Consumers a Voice

Stogie News: CRA Launches To Give Cigar Consumers a Voice — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:07:43 +0000

[...] on Friday. The list of cigar makers attending the events reads like your dream humidor: Toraño, Ozgener, Rocky Patel, Padilla, Padrón, Avo, Drew, Oliva, Fuente…you get the [...]

By: Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CXIII

Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CXIII — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:02:37 +0000

[...] mission to combat the influential anti-smoking movement. Cigar celebrities like Rocky Patel, Tim Ozgener, Charlie Toraño, and Jorge Padrόn will be in [...]

By: furious

furious — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:45:49 +0000

I think he was withholding a bit on the non-CAO favorite smoke. Even Castro liked Padrons!!

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:59:35 +0000

A very good get, indeed. He’s absolutely right, in that legislation is by far the biggest unknown right now in the cigar industry. However the legislation pans out, it will determine the future of the business.

By: Uncle Richard

Uncle Richard — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:56:40 +0000

This is what we in the industry call “a good get.” Well done. I particularly liked his discussion of the challenges facing CAO and cigars in general.

By: Don Carlos

Don Carlos — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:41:11 +0000

Way to score such a fantastic interview, Patrick! StogieGuys.com continues to entertain, inform, and impress me. Keep up the good work.