jd1
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Wednesday, October 9, 2002 8:50:00 PM
Cracked the seal on a box of 9month+ old 5-Vegas bought here on C-Bid. Cello was nice n yellow too; ash stayed on until the dog came to say hello...smoked like a dream all the way to the nub. Medium bodied and somewhat nutty (like me). And to think I almost traded this box a few months back...48276.jpg
ceo
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Thursday, October 10, 2002 4:54:00 AM
JD

I'm working on my last 6 from two boxes I bought 3 years ago.Very good cigar. I don't know why everyone

turns up their noses at them.

fgruben
Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:07:00 AM
i have always liked the 5 vegas. the only problem i have is trying to make them last 9 months. i bought two boxes in february, and i have like 5 sticks left.
eleltea
Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:33:00 AM
I just got a 5 Vegas hat. It's a great gar for the $$. A little mild for the current condition of my baste tuds, tho. YMMV
Charlie
Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:36:00 AM
For the money one of the best of the cigars available to us on CI/CB.

Charlie

GetYourOwn
Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:01:00 AM
Damn You! Now the price will go up again.

Whats with the yellow cello. I have a torpedo that is 3 years old and it does not have any yellow. None of my cello is yellow. I have a few cigars with plume but no yellow cello.

I bet LLT could make a song with "yellow cello" as some of the words.

jd1
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Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:28:00 PM
LLT, I agree; it's a little mild but it builds just enough to become medium-bodied and keeping me puffing away.

GetYourOwn; don't know; not all mine turn yellow either...but some plume is there. These 5-Vegas had very little detectable plume but held under the light just right, I could see it. I guess it depends a lot on how these were stored at the warehouse and the grade of the tobacco (degree of oils?); when they reach me, they immediately go into an ideal environment (~74 temp/68-72 humi).

Either way, I'll be enjoying these throughout next year as part of my "daily" type smokes, allowing me to ease up on the premiums a little more.

eleltea
Thursday, October 10, 2002 2:16:00 PM
Have any of you 5 Vegas smokers tried the Cupido Criollos? Seems to me its just a notch up the strength ladder. You might like it, and you can often get them at a comparable price. Maybe not if you all jump at once lol.
ducati996
Thursday, October 10, 2002 4:38:00 PM
I have always enjoyed 5 Vegas' since my first box of double coronas 3 years ago. The torpedos are good, but i like the double coronas the best. DO NOT get the vintage!!
GetYourOwn
Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:53:00 PM
But the vintage boxes are sooo nice. My wife takes em and stores her gaudy jewelry in them.

If you accidentally bought some send em to me. I will take them off your hands.

rtatham
Friday, October 11, 2002 12:01:00 PM
Triki Berger makes both cigars, 5 Vegas and Cupido.
jamesconnors
Thursday, November 7, 2002 3:12:00 PM
just bought a box of double coronas for 36$ did i get a good deal then guys?
jazzman
Thursday, November 7, 2002 3:36:00 PM
The double coronas are my favorite. Just won a box for $25.00. Can't beat that price...
Jeffersonn
Thursday, November 7, 2002 6:21:00 PM
hey jazz, we must have been along on that ride together- just got a box of double c's for $25 also (sorry James!)

I have tried the torpedo and the corona. torpedo->good. the corona->really good. i like the shape of the torpedo much better but the flavor of the corona was really nice. Looking forward to trying this new box.

kharzhak
Friday, March 23, 2012 12:42:02 PM
very nice - I'm a 5-vegas man. Any other 5-Vegas lovers still out there?
Rclay
Friday, March 23, 2012 12:50:39 PM
Me. I am a 5Vegas fan. Mostly Series 'A' & Cask Strength.
kharzhak
Friday, March 23, 2012 1:08:03 PM

Me. I am a 5Vegas fan. Mostly Series 'A' & Cask Strength.

Rclay wrote:

I'm with you rclay - right now the series A Apocalypse is at the top of my hit parade!

Rclay
Friday, March 23, 2012 5:34:13 PM
I wish they made a 5vegas series 'A' in a CAO dagger size.
teedubbya
Friday, March 23, 2012 5:50:40 PM
meh
delta1
Friday, March 23, 2012 6:47:22 PM
The Gold is a good am smoke. The Cask Strength is also a great smoke. Usually keep some of each on hand.