Cigar Ash’s Review of the 5 Vegas Gold

             5 Vegas Gold

Size: 5 x 50

Shape: Robusto

Binder: Honduran

Filler: Honduran

Wrapper: Ecuador Connecticut

Origin: Honduras

Strength: mild to medium

 I find that I am always satisfied with all the 5 Vegas line of cigars, and this one was no exception.

  The Gold series has excellent construction, had no blemishes on the wrappers. I smoked 5 of these and found them all consistently burning even without hot spots or canoeing of any kind. The flavor was light and the aroma was just as light with a mellow soft scent. The ash was solid and light gray, no flaking at all.

 

 I love my Oscuro and Maduro wrapper cigars and I was not sure how I was going to react to the flavor and feel of a Natural wrapper, however I had this particular one right after a heavy meal and it was the perfect topper to the experience. The Fillers themselves have been aged for 5 years and creates a nice mild leathery and woody taste that just relaxes your whole body.

 A box will set you between $60.00 and $80.00, defiantly not one of our budget bundles we usually review here at the Cigar Stop, but I can tell you they are well worth the asking price. The other good thing about the Gold series is that several dealers and companies offer them as singles and or sampler packs of 5 and 10 counts. There is also a 5 Vegas Sampler where you can try almost their complete line.

 

 I will be giving this one a high rating of 8 out of 10 for flavor, construction and taste.

See you next time

B.T.O.L.

~CigarAsh~

Dark Shark Cigar Review

                        

Dark Shark

Origins: Honduras

Filler: Nicaraugan

Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf

Size: 7 x 50

Shape: Churchill

Strength: Medium

 

 Dark Shark is what they call a “House” Brand, and all that means is that companies make a deal with a manufacture to make cigars with certain tobaccos in them and at a certain price point that only they offer.

 I say do not let the Dark Shark take a bite out of you, your wallet or your taste buds… This little bastard was actually on a Un- smokeble List.

This Dominican Handmade should be handed back. It is supposed to be a mild to medium bodied cigar made from dark broadleaf maduro wrapper with a filler made up of Cuban seed tobaccos, But I call it like I taste them . . .  they are crap!

 

 What can I say about them other than I have tortured my pallet for you … save yours and ignore this taste bud predator? When you see the Dark Shark’s fin circling your catalog, website and wallet, throw some chum at it and get out of its way!

I rate this cigar 1/2 out of 10 . . . let this shark swim on by!

                      Call Quint this Shark needs to be put down!

 

 

Happy Smoking

B.T.O.L.

 CigarAsh