5 Vegas Classic Torpedo

Hello Everybody, Today's review is 5 Vegas Classic Torpedo

The 90-rated, red-label Classic started it all for 5 Vegas. A luxurious smoke with a strong reputation and an even stronger following. Utilizing premium, patiently aged tobaccos from five different plantations, this fine specimen epitomizes the Nicaraguan handmade with its rich, creamy, medium-bodied charisma

Hand-Made

Origin : Nicaragua

Wrapper : Sumatran

Filler : Cuban Seed Nicaraguan and Dominican

Binder : Nicaragua

Size: 6 x 54

Cost: $7.00 - $8.00

Time to Smoke: 80 mins

Construction: The cigar itself has no major veins or soft spots and a splotchy, dark natural look. The smell from the wrapper has a nice tobacco smell with a slight cedar aroma. The cold draw is tight with a slight sweetness and a mild tobacco flavor. No issues with the initial light but there isn’t much flavor to speak of, just a mild tobacco flavor. There is a bit of a bite through the sinuses

Pre-Light: Draw is clean, smooth and has notes of chocolate and hay

1/3: I’m still not getting a whole lot of flavor beyond mild tobacco. There is a hint of pepper that comes and goes on the finish, but only a hint. After an inch in, the burnline got out of control and had to be touched up. With the draw getting too tight to enjoy, I had to use a draw poker. Once the draw opened up, the burn began to even out.

2/3: The flavor picked up a bit and turned to an earthy note. The exhale through the sinuses began to smooth out. I would definitely classify this as a mild cigar both in flavor and in body. Towards the end of the second third I began to pick up some bitterness which forced me to purge the cigar. After a couple of puffs, the bitterness did subside.

3/3: the wrapper cracked but initially did not seem to cause an issue with the burn or the flavor. Not much change from the second third, a mild tobacco flavor with hints of earth.

Overall rating: 6/10