The 5 Vegas Series ’A’ (Archetype: 6" x 50) is gorgeously built, with a smooth, dark maduro wrapper, well-packed fillers and excellent construction overall. Looks great. Feels great. Smells great. Put it to your lips and you feel a peppery burn immediately. Light it up and... POW. In-your-face flavor so full-bodied it's almost overpowering. Pronounced leather and pepper, that evens out as it burns (or maybe my tongue was just going numb), with subtler notes of coffee and nuts that I couldn't detect until the last third. It lit easily, burned evenly and produced clouds of thick smoke. The draw was just right. But the flavor was a little too "too" for me.
Appearance and Construction: 14/15
Flavor: 20/25
Smoking Characteristics: 22/25
Overall Impression: 29/35
Total: 85/100
