A very informal review of 5 Vegas Miami Robusto.
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JCizzle
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Great stick, IMO. Had it for the first time tonight. A very smooth, leathery pre-draw. A LOT of spice in the first 1/3 which mellowed out as the cigar went along. Instead of having a Dr. Pepper I made a "Dr. Pepper" by mixing beer and amaretto together (delicious), it brought out even more spice in the cigar.
Mostly curious to hear your guys' thoughts on this stick.
Mostly curious to hear your guys' thoughts on this stick.
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I love them they are some of the best bang for your buck sticks.
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Best 5 Vegas cigar, IMO. Just a straight forward DPG blend. Ages well too.
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For whatever reason, I have had more 5 Vegas Miami's than probably any other stick. Always a go to for me - great bang for the buck. Plus, I always keep a stock of the petit coronas for the winter months. IMO the blend tanslates well into the smaller vitola for a solid quickie ('that's what she said'. sorry, couldn't help it).
I acutally had one last night. Might fire up another this evening. -
I have been meaning to try these...never had em and i want one!
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One of my all-time favorites. I love just about anything that DPG does and this stick is a good example of his work. These do really well with age, I just bought a bunch more to throw in the aging humi. Yummm!!!
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Thanks for the responses. I got this as part of the DPG COTM shipment, so I'm curious to try the other DPG stuff, can't wait.
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Off-topic, if you like Dr. Peppers (beer + amaretto version), try a lunchbox. In a pint glass, fill 1/4 light beer, 1/4 orange juice (so it's half full), drop a shot of amaretto and pound it like an irish car bomb. Amazing.
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Yeah I used to drink those in Phoenix, love them. Actually I just love drinking, period. lolKen Light:Off-topic, if you like Dr. Peppers (beer + amaretto version), try a lunchbox. In a pint glass, fill 1/4 light beer, 1/4 orange juice (so it's half full), drop a shot of amaretto and pound it like an irish car bomb. Amazing. -
I gotta agree. I try to order a box of the robusto every month. havent had a bad one yet. cant keep them in my humi very long.
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Aside from the Padron X000 series, these may be my favorite affordable stick. They're fantastic. I prefer the M5 size - it has all of the Pepin flavor, without knocking me on my ass.
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do itdowjr1:I have been meaning to try these...never had em and i want one! -
I smoked this one ROTT. Anyone have any idea what these are like with some age on them? Does the spice mellow out at all? Not that I mind one way or another, as I'm currently having a love affair with maduros.
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5 Vegas Miami are excellent candidates for aging. The spice doesn't go away but it smooths out and all the flavors really mesh together in a most delicious, subtle way. Some Miamis have tight draws and burn issues when fresh and rest helps this out a lot too. Definitely save some out and let them sit for at least a year and you'll be rewarded with an amazingly flavorful solid medium body smoke. I have a couple I'm going to try to get 2 years on and see what that's like, they're at about 20 months right now.
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I have a box of Toro's that have close to 18 months on them and I still haven't taken the wrap off the box yet. I think they will make it to the 2 year mark with no problem, we'll see about the 3 year mark however.
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Sounds like a good excuse to get a box or two and stash them away.
