Call me crazy

**CgarDan** · 09-01-2006, 07:30 PM

I just had an 8-5-8 Maduro ..... .................. and I was not that impressed

It does have an AF flavor profile and it is ok but I enjoyed 5 vegas Serie "A" that I had yesterday much more.

here is a question and a poll: would you rather have 1) AF Short Story MSRP $4.15 2) AF 8-5-8MSRP $3.75 or 3) 5 Vegas Serie "A" MSRP $3.10 and in what order. I know sizes are different but never the less

Here is the order for me

Short Story and 5 Vegas tied for 1st can't decide who gets the edge and 8-5-8 clear second

**TheSilentChamber** · 09-01-2006, 07:35 PM

Short Story, 5 vegas, 8-5-8

**drew_goring** · 09-01-2006, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by TheSilentChamber

Short Story, 5 vegas, 8-5-8

Yes, agreed

**cigar no baka** · 09-02-2006, 07:27 AM

I don't really care for any of those, so I'd vote "none of the above".

**planenut** · 09-02-2006, 08:40 AM

Haven't learned to enjoy a Maduro yet so can't say. Love the regular short stories though...

**Empire23** · 09-02-2006, 12:13 PM

Short Story, 5 Vegas then the 858.

**CgarDan** · 09-02-2006, 12:20 PM

looks like I am in good company here with my feel for the 8-5-8

bigpoppapuff · 09-02-2006, 01:10 PM

question....aren't cinco vegas made in nicaragua by don kiki??.....if that's the case,i'd be surprised if the flavor profile is that close to anything fuente.....

**CgarDan** · 09-02-2006, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by bigpoppapuff

question....aren't cinco vegas made in nicaragua by don kiki??.....if that's the case,i'd be surprised if the flavor profile is that close to anything fuente.....

It is actually a very good question. I think 5 Vgas is a CI exclusive product. Not sure who the maker is but on the perelman website they say its a Dominican cigar so that leads to similarity to the Fuente although I personally think the flavor profile is closer to the Padron but more subtle chocolate taste in the Serie "A" you can umistakably differntiate the chocolate taset in that particular cigar

bigpoppapuff · 09-02-2006, 01:58 PM

btw...for the uninformed...the proper name of the cigar is cinco vegas...not "five" vegas....

when the cigar first came out it had tobacco from five different farms (vegas).....try to check further...i still think that kiki makes it...

bigpoppapuff · 09-02-2006, 02:01 PM

The 5 Vegas brand (supposedly pronounced “Cinco Vegas”) has an interesting history even though it hasn’t been around very long. It was created in the boom years by World Cigars, Inc., and produced by Kiki Berger in Esteli, Nicaragua. The name evidently came from a story about 5 tobacco growers who came together to produce a single blend.

But like many of the Boom cigars it did not survive into the 21st century. Like Cupido, another of Berger’s blends I was fond of, 5 Vegas was eventually closed out. Keith Meier of Cigars International bought up the rest of the 5 Vegas inventory and scooped up the trademark while he was at it.

Today it is one of CI’s best selling brands, and the full bodied “Series A” line is getting a lot of attention. The old Nicaraguans are now gone, and I hear the new ones are now made by Nestor Plasencia in Honduras.

The information from CI is that this is a three-country blend, though it does not say which three countries, with the exception of the wrapper which is a Costa Rican maduro. It goes on to say that the tobaccos are aged for four years, and the cigars are aged six months further after they are rolled. They are then dressed up nicely in gold and black bands and wrapped in a sheath of cedar.

The various sizes in the Series “A” line are given names beginning with the letter A, as if they were children in a cute little family. The petite corona is called “Anomaly,” as if there were something abnormal about this particular child. Aside from the fact that it is a bit runty at 4 1/2 x 44, this anomaly is just abnormally rich and tasty. This kid may be small, but he’s feisty.

There’s a whole lot of nose-tingling spice in this little corona. It starts up fairly mellow with a rich full flavor– Costa Rican maduro is tough to beat — but soon the spice takes over and really makes a move. It does get a bit harsh toward the end and it has a fairly short finish at 25 minutes into the smoke. But at this point I must say I was thoroughly satisfied. Good construction and a great price at less than 3 USD makes this a must try. Maduro fans take note!

**CgarDan** · 09-02-2006, 02:26 PM

Ci and Perelman say its Dominican but I a sure you know more about this stuf than anyone else on this board and like I said it did remind me more of Padron so I guess the NC connection is there let's just hope they update the site to say its a NC cigar

bigpoppapuff · 09-02-2006, 02:46 PM

maybe nestor has a factory in the D.R.......if it's a CI house brand,i'm sure they know where it's made.......i tried to find it in the perelman guide but couldn't find it........forgot that it's a house brand...