I have smoked about every type of this brand as well, and I did find the pyramides to be the most problematic with the draw, which should be obvious by just looking at it, it has to be rolled near perfect for the draw to work. I thought the vintage line too weak for my taste. But when I first started smoking these they tasted like a terrible cigarette. These must be aged!! As now the ones I smoke have an average of 2 to 3 years of aging on them, and their flavor is always consistent and very nice. It's really an easy cigar to enjoy. I did a test with the first box I won, and naturally it also depends how long they were aged before they went to market, but I smoked one of these very two weeks and the taste really didn't get refined until 6 months, and even better by the time I finished the box. It really is amazing how a cigar can taste just so terrible and then taste so much better after aging. Some cigars like Macanudo aging really won't make a heck of a difference, but with 5 Vegas it's a must.

I think that aberdeen nailed it right on the head. My first 5 Vegas were a five pack of panatelas that I won here for 5 bucks. The cello on them were incredibly yellow, indicating to me that they had at least a little age on them. They were great. Picked up a box for 21 bucks, and the cellos were perfectly clear. They were not nearly as good as the five pack. Put them away, and now 4 months later they are starting to get the same flavour as the aged ones. Another 8 months or so and they will be perfection.

Interesting...The celllo on my box of torps was VERY yellow. Probably why I liked the two I smoked so much practically out of the box.

I took akk the rest out of the cello and have them in one half of one of my 120 capacity humidors where I plan to keep them for at least 6 months or longer. I bet they will be really good by then!

I've got a box of the torps with a little over a year's age on it; not sure what I paid on Cbid, but it was definitely a deal; I've smoked all but two of the loose ones I have and they've had smoked great; not as full-bodied as I like but a good change of pace; good nutty taste but I've only smoked the torps; the rest I don't like. Checked the box of torps and all the cello is yellow, so I think I'll pull them into the rotation.

I digged one out and smoked one yesterday because of all the talking,IMO nice draw med to strong gar,however you can have a hard draw if you cut to far at the end,so what I to if the cut is hard I just cut another half inch.IMO the ends of some torpdos generaly are very tight, so you have to cut further in to get a good draw!Amen

Regardless of what anyone says ... at one time (and may still be) 5 Vegas is Cigarinternational's best selling cigar.

There has to be a reason ...

Just wanted to BUMP this and mention that CBID has posted 8 boxes of these bad boys today!

Happy bidding! :o)

There are two different types? of 5 Vegas cigars. There was the "Vintage 5 Vegas" that CI had advertised in a (it looks like) Christmas catolog that I still have. It had a "Brazillian wrapper" purported to be "milder and sweeter then the regular 5 Vegas line." They were going for about $25 per box.

Then there was the "regular" 5 Vegas line in the same catalog that had a "Sumatra" wrapper and was going for about $50 per box.

This may be the cause of the different reactions to 5 Vegas cigars....69

The ones on auction right now are the SUMATRA wrappered product. As I mentioned above, I have only tried the Torpedo shape and love them as a better than everyday smoke. Seems the shape has a lot to do with the quality with this brand. Different rollers?

Also the Vintage 5 Vegas came in a spring loaded box and had two bands on them....69