I thought Id smoke these two cigars back to back "Wednesday and Thursday" to compare them. In my lame ass rookie opinion the % Vegas Gold won hands down. The 5 Vegas actually tasted and smoked like it is described in advertisments "starting off peppery and then mellowing out to creamy the whole way thru". The Carlon Torani Cameroon I smoked was pretty much tasteless to me. I could not really discern any character. So In my opinion the 5 Vegas Gold is the better mild cigar.

One question: Would it be considered bad form to cut long cigars into two smaller cigars in an effort to minimize waiste?