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5 Vegas Gold Maduro (Box Press) Review
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I first purchased a 5 pack of these back in 2010... I did the typical thing of giving them a week in the humidor and tried one... I hated it.
I figured I would give it a few months and try it again. I still hated it.
Last night, after two years in my humidor, I decided to try another one.
Well, to put it bluntly, I absolutely still hate it.
Basically here is the run down.
Very harsh... from the beginning down to about half way when I eventually gave up on it, It had a very acidic harsh flavor in the back of my throat
Smoke wasn't very flavorful
Basically, this cigar felt like work to smoke. I wanted to finish it to give a decent review, but just couldn't bring myself to choke it all down.
I know some others will disagree with me, but I guess you can say to each their own.
-Robert
I figured I would give it a few months and try it again. I still hated it.
Last night, after two years in my humidor, I decided to try another one.
Well, to put it bluntly, I absolutely still hate it.
Basically here is the run down.
Very harsh... from the beginning down to about half way when I eventually gave up on it, It had a very acidic harsh flavor in the back of my throat
Smoke wasn't very flavorful
Basically, this cigar felt like work to smoke. I wanted to finish it to give a decent review, but just couldn't bring myself to choke it all down.
I know some others will disagree with me, but I guess you can say to each their own.
-Robert
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LOL... and 5 vegas gets a lot of hype... The brand really appealed to me when i first started smoking
-Robert
I'll have to revisit them again, as it's been almost a year since I had one....... I have some torpedos with about 6 months on them, and from the sounds of your review, they ain't gettin any better!.
And, Kingofthecove, you'll have to PM me with your source of $2 Padrons, please? Thanks,
I often find decent 5Vegas for as low as $1.17/ea, and I'm usually able to score even the top-of-the-line 5Vegas for $2/ea (during winter)........
I've never seen any Padron 1000 series under $3, and rarely under $4, even at box prices..........
Now for me, there are several cigars I'd rather smoke, that I can get for $4 to $5, than a Padron 1000 series......but that's just me.
In addition to virtually every 5Vegas, here's just a sampling of smokes that I get regularly for $2/ea or less.
Diesel Umlimited DX
La Herencia Cubana CORE Toro
Man O' War Ruination Robusto #1
La Herencia Cubana Salomon
La Gloria Cubana Serie R #5 Natural
Man O War Ruination Robusto
Diesel Unlimited d.5
E.P. Carillo Club 52
LHC Oscuro Fuerte Toro
Diesel Unholy Cocktail
Many consider these to be yard gars, but they suit my simplistic palette just fine, especially at $2 and under.
And several from this list I prefer to the Padron 1000 series anyways, at half the cost or less.
The beauty of our hobby......................finding gems that fit your wallet and palette.
Tried another one tonight and same burn issues. Don't understand how I can get so many bad rolls in one package. Did I just run into a bad production run? Can quality control be so bad that so many bad cigars can get through? I just don't get it
I am not sure why that specific line seems to perform so poorly, when other lines are consistently great (like the Miami).
Of course, getting a "bad" batch can happen... I bought the 10 JdN Antano consul daily deal like a year ago, and even after sitting at 65% for a year, I have had 1 of 10 perform with the draw/construction I would expect. All the others have been waaay too tight. I have maybe 4 left, so we will see... but I am afraid to try em after being disappointed almost every other time.