BlackIrish
ChestBeater
A simple review for a simple cigar.
A well-made but otherwise average medium bodied cigar.
The cigar: 5 Vegas Limitada 2006
Vitola: 6.25 x 52 belicoso
Origin: Dominican
Wrapper: Ecuadoran Sumatra
From CI: The filler blend is complex, sporting well-aged tobaccos from Brazil and Nicaragua, plus Dominican-grown Piloto Cubano long-fillers, then bound with a Cuban-seed binder. Each of these tobaccos has been aging since 2001.
Pre light: an oily leathery wrapper with some prominent veins. Aroma seemed faintly sweet. Well-filled and solid to the touch.
Burn: very good to excellent. Lit easily, burned straight with just some minor scalloping. Good easy draw, slow burn. Very firm ash, dropping in nearly 2 inch chunks.
Flavor: Mild to medium bodied tobacco flavor. Not much complexity at all, occasionally a hint of a citrusy tang but it never quite developed.
Not a bad cigar, mind you, just nothing special and fairly boring.
A well-made but otherwise average medium bodied cigar.
The cigar: 5 Vegas Limitada 2006
Vitola: 6.25 x 52 belicoso
Origin: Dominican
Wrapper: Ecuadoran Sumatra
From CI: The filler blend is complex, sporting well-aged tobaccos from Brazil and Nicaragua, plus Dominican-grown Piloto Cubano long-fillers, then bound with a Cuban-seed binder. Each of these tobaccos has been aging since 2001.
Pre light: an oily leathery wrapper with some prominent veins. Aroma seemed faintly sweet. Well-filled and solid to the touch.
Burn: very good to excellent. Lit easily, burned straight with just some minor scalloping. Good easy draw, slow burn. Very firm ash, dropping in nearly 2 inch chunks.
Flavor: Mild to medium bodied tobacco flavor. Not much complexity at all, occasionally a hint of a citrusy tang but it never quite developed.
Not a bad cigar, mind you, just nothing special and fairly boring.