Joined Mar 2007
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Phoenix, AZ
Size: Robusto 5x50
Price: $2.58 on sale at cigar.com, regularly $2.86
Accompanied with an Iced Green Tea after eating a breakfast burrito for lunch. Hey, I like to sleep in on the weekend.
Overall Appearance & Presentation: 15/20 - a bit of a rough, veiny wrapper with a few hard and spongy spots.
Lighting & Burning Properties: 13/15 - needed to be relit once and had a somewhat solid, light gray ash.
Construction: 30/30 - had a moderately easy draw throughout with a fair amount of smoke.
Taste: 27/35 - More vegetal than anything and had a bit of a green flavor and was slightly bitter at times. Short finish. Good aroma but nothing to rave about.
Total: 85
Value: 2 stars out of 5. Since taste is entirely subjective, I'm sure many people out there will find this to be worth 3 stars. It's not my cup of tea but the price is good. I'd much rather have a 5 Vegas Classic, which is almost the exact same price.
Comments: Flavor really needs some improvement. Perhaps a few months in the humidor would improve the green taste I experienced. Although it scored near the 5 Vegas Classic, it was only because the wrapper split on the 5 Vegas, which I enjoy much more.
Price: $2.58 on sale at cigar.com, regularly $2.86
Accompanied with an Iced Green Tea after eating a breakfast burrito for lunch. Hey, I like to sleep in on the weekend.
Overall Appearance & Presentation: 15/20 - a bit of a rough, veiny wrapper with a few hard and spongy spots.
Lighting & Burning Properties: 13/15 - needed to be relit once and had a somewhat solid, light gray ash.
Construction: 30/30 - had a moderately easy draw throughout with a fair amount of smoke.
Taste: 27/35 - More vegetal than anything and had a bit of a green flavor and was slightly bitter at times. Short finish. Good aroma but nothing to rave about.
Total: 85
Value: 2 stars out of 5. Since taste is entirely subjective, I'm sure many people out there will find this to be worth 3 stars. It's not my cup of tea but the price is good. I'd much rather have a 5 Vegas Classic, which is almost the exact same price.
Comments: Flavor really needs some improvement. Perhaps a few months in the humidor would improve the green taste I experienced. Although it scored near the 5 Vegas Classic, it was only because the wrapper split on the 5 Vegas, which I enjoy much more.