The 5 Vegas Cask-Strength (Toro: 6" x 52) is a gorgeous, box-pressed cigar, with a beautiful mahogany-colored Corojo wrapper.
Pre-light, it smelled wonderful: smoky and leathery and spicy and flowery(?) all at once. It felt good in the hand, too: solid, evenly packed, slightly oily.
The construction was as close to perfect as I've seen yet. It lit easily with my new lighter, and burned evenly and coolly for a little over an hour. Punch-cut, the draw was perfect.
The tastes were many and varied, but never muddled or overpowering - leather, smoky whiskey, oak and mild spices throughout, with a faint white peppery tingle in the first third and an unusual "red" fruitiness, like cherries or plums once I got past the halfway point.
It's marketed as medium-full bodied, but I'd say it's definitely closer to full. In fact, it's a touch stronger than I normally prefer, but absolutely delicious nonetheless.
This review and more in my blog.
Pre-light, it smelled wonderful: smoky and leathery and spicy and flowery(?) all at once. It felt good in the hand, too: solid, evenly packed, slightly oily.
The construction was as close to perfect as I've seen yet. It lit easily with my new lighter, and burned evenly and coolly for a little over an hour. Punch-cut, the draw was perfect.
The tastes were many and varied, but never muddled or overpowering - leather, smoky whiskey, oak and mild spices throughout, with a faint white peppery tingle in the first third and an unusual "red" fruitiness, like cherries or plums once I got past the halfway point.
It's marketed as medium-full bodied, but I'd say it's definitely closer to full. In fact, it's a touch stronger than I normally prefer, but absolutely delicious nonetheless.
This review and more in my blog.
