This cigar is a dilemma... I enjoyed a 5 Vegas Gold Maduro (Robusto: 5" x 50) while reading a good book out on the patio last night - a crisp, clear autumn night that I enthusiastically filled with clouds of thick, white smoke. Beautiful to look at - the dark, oily maduro wrapper makes it look more like a stick of fudge than a cigar - it felt solid and heavy for its size. I've smoked two of these, both Robustos from the same batch, and they were both so dense that the draw was very difficult. The flavor stayed consistent all the way through, which was a good thing, because it was delicious from start to finish. Strong notes of leather and cedar and coffee, with a hint of pepper and a white-chocolaty sweetness than never became cloying. My only complaint is the draw: getting smoke out of these things seems so much like work I gave up on the last two inches both times. I'm hoping it was just a bad batch; putting these down before they burned my fingers seemed wasteful. It's like finally getting a Ferrari and realizing you had more fun driving your old Ford. I've ordered 5 more of these in the Torpedo size - hopefully they'll be less work, because this would be a great cigar otherwise.
{Edit, 16 November 2010: I finally got around to trying one of the torpedoes, and it smoked much better than the first two had. The scores below have been updated.}
Appearance and Construction: 14/15
Flavor: 23/25
Smoking Characteristics: 22/25
Overall Impression: 31/35
Total: 90/100
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