Review: 5 Vegas Series A
Size: Robusto, 5.5×55 (Apotheosis, Box Pressed)
Wrapper: Costa Rican, Maduro
Filler: Mixed long filler of Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Honduran (Aged 4 years)
Strength: Full
Price: Box of 10, $45.00
Grade: 8.7
Being a fan of the 5 Vegas Classic and Gold Double Nickel, I was really looking forward to trying out the full bodied offering from 5 Vegas (You may see my review on the Gold here). The Series A comes in an amazing 9 different shapes; ring gauges range from 44 to 58 and the length from 4.5 to 7. I grabbed these sticks from cigarbid.com at a great price and they’ve been resting for a few months; so let’s get to it!
Appearance 1.8:
The box press on this smoke is very nice and, coupled with the dark
oily wrapper, it really is appealing to the eye. The cigar was firm to
the touch and besides a little filler extending past the wrapper, it
was perfect in construction. The black and gold label is a wonderful
combo with the dark maduro wrapper. The pre-light aroma was of mocha
and leather with some barnyard notes toward the foot. The cold draw
produced notes of sweet tobacco with a cinnamon spice on the end. By
now my mouth was watering and I was ready to fire this stick up!
Burn, 1.7:
The Series A cut, toasted, and lit well, with the first draw producing
a nice amount of fragrant smoke. The smoke burned evenly throughout
with no touch ups or re-lights required. The deduction in this category
is a result of the ash not holding longer than about ½ inch. This
corrected itself towards the end of the smoke but for the first half it
was constantly falling off and this resulted in a somewhat warmer smoke
than I expected.
Flavor, 2.5:
Roasted nuts and coffee really hit me on the first draw of this smoke.
I expected a shot of spice because of the pre-light draw, but it never
showed up. The first third was very tasteful with notes of roasted nuts
and cocoa; there was a hint of spice on the end but not cinnamon—it was
more of a roasted pepper spice. The second third produced more notes
of the mentioned spice, but the cigar soured a little bit in this part
which was disappointing. The last third of the smoke opened back up
into notes resembling the first third, but with some fruitiness showing
up on the finish. I should also mention this is a full bodied smoke.
Overall, 2.7:
At a price of $4.50 a stick, this is a good buy for the money. Though
not the most complex stogie on the market, it would be a great everyday
smoke for those that seek out full bodied offerings. The flavor profile
was interesting and, if not for the second third, it would have been
excellent. All in all I’ve liked every 5 Vegas smoke I have ever had;
this is a good smoke for a good price, which is what we are all looking
for, right?
(Total: 8.7)
Comments
good smoke. theres almost always a few in the humidor.
secondly really enjoy this smoke, this is my gift smoke to non smokers, Iv had one bad one out of about 30
I've got 5 or so in the humidor. These are a wonderful, and amazingly cheap every day cigar that doubles as a great treat.
Thank you for this...I totally needed that to start my day off!