5 vegas relic

fuentejps

ok fired one up tonight. i smoked a 1/4 and tossed it. may7be just me but dam i thought it was really strong ande bitey. do any of you guys enjoy these?

docbp87

I have a half written review of this stick floating around my PC somewhere. I like them, quite a bit actually.

ejenne87

I think this is the best smoke 5 Vegas has to offer. Well, maybe the triple A but it's pretty fantastic. You definitely need to let these rest though. They get SO much better after 6 months...

Duder2

I have one more to try, but so far the 2 I've had were horrible. I want to let the remaining one get a year or more on it and try dry boxing it, but so far these are a no go for me...

stephen_hannibal

sightunseen

fuentejps:

ok fired one up tonight. i smoked a 1/4 and tossed it. may7be just me but dam i thought it was really strong ande bitey. do any of you guys enjoy these?

Did you drybox it before lighting up? This is recommended for the Relic since it is such an oily cigar. The harshness you're experiencing may be due the lack of dryboxing. Also, I've heard a couple of people on the forums say the Relic gets good with some age on them (at least a year).

cholmes8310

I really enjoy them. I let them all rest at least 8 months though. I did have one or two pretty fresh, and they weren't bad, but age does wonders for them.

jsnake

Had my first one and what a strange stick. Started off nasty but got really good. Don't know if I would buy a box though. Think I would rather have the CSII if I got a box. The Relic box is freaking cool though.

owenschristopher

i got 2 5 vegas in a sampler pack for free a gold and a red label one they were both horrible. awfull smell and even worst taste wouldnt even take it fishing lol

zoom6zoom

Gee, I'll dispose of them for ya.... can't say I've ever had a bad Relic and I've gone through two boxes. They greatly benefit from age; I also keep them at 60% humidity.

kuzi16

Russ55

ljl

I had one straight off the truck. It was all over the place. Very tight draw and weird burn. Beat me up pretty bad too. Right now the plan is to give the rest form the pack about a year before I even go near 'em. There was a great esspresso - coffee flavor in there that was awesome, so I hope that will stick around...

Amos Umwhat

fuentejps:

ok fired one up tonight. i smoked a 1/4 and tossed it. may7be just me but dam i thought it was really strong ande bitey. do any of you guys enjoy these?

Yours was a close approximation of my first experience with these, except, I kept getting background hints of 'something-good', but by the time I was 1/3 in it was too strong. Looked around on the site, saw Kuzi's advice, which I find never leads me astray, and thought: "I'll give it another try if it comes up for a good deal". So, recently got a coupon for MOW, waited for a DD I wanted, and there they were. Picked up ten sticks with a plan of resting, etc. (My first one sat 5 or 6 months, still had issues). Well, the dry-boxing idea was presented on the DD, and when they came, I noticed that the cigars were out of round, as if they'd been sitting a long time already, which makes sense, since I figure the DD's are probably last years stock being cleared for new inventory. So, and this defies all conventional wisdom, right off the truck I clipped the ends (both) off of one, put it in an empty Perdomo box, gave it 72 hours, and truly enjoyed the cigar right down to about one inch! It would start to burn slightly uneven, then catch up. Lasted about 60 minutes, tasted good. I know this sounds weird, but, it's a weird cigar. If I'd tried this with a Sol Cubano Cuban Cabinet (which I love) I'd have probably half choked to death. I know, because I tried one of those OTT, and learned to wait at least 3 months. So, I've set the other 9 to rest as planned, but will definetly dry-box before lighting.

fuentejps

i have 2 more. ill let them rest 6mths and 1 yr. they are labled so i should be gtg.

GadwinDuil

illinoisgolf99

GadwinDuil

GadwinDuil

Amos Umwhat

phobicsquirrel

docbp87

phobicsquirrel

GadwinDuil

phobicsquirrel

cabinetmaker

Smoking one right now. Sweet, cinnamon, mocha, tobacco, really nice. Halfway in right now and really liking it.

GadwinDuil

phobicsquirrel

I agree they do seem to meld well after a while. I wish they had better burns to them but overall I like them.

cabinetmaker

Mine burned fine, tasted great with 5 hours rest.

jj20030

kuzi16