5 Vegas Classic

After cutting this cigar with my new guillotine cutter I gave it a pre light puff and found the draw to be very loose. I then lit it up and was greeted with a slight peppery taste with a short finish but not much smoke. This cigar was smoked on my patio while I burned a fire in the fire pit. I paired it with a Bud Light. The cigar was pretty mellow at first and still produced very little smoke. There may have been a pin sized hole in the first third of the wrapper.

The second third was great with plenty of smoke. The last third was perfect. Overall, this was a pretty mellow cigar with nothing negative to say about it.

From Cigars International:

5 Vegas is an exceptional smoke, rated the highest non-Cuban cigar in a Cigar Aficionado blind taste test.

5 Vegas is quietly one of the most consistently delicious and reasonably-priced cigars on the market. A robust and creamy medium to full-bodied taste, extensive aging, and a nice blend of Cuban seed Nicaraguan and Dominican long leaves, all wrapped in a dark and rich Sumatra wrapper leaf. Cigar Aficionado has praised 5 Vegas repeatedly, and among the consistently strong ratings are a 90, 88, and 87.

5 Vegas Classic

No Issues. I wish I had taken better notes on this one but that's all I have.



From Cigars International:

5 Vegas is an exceptional smoke, rated the highest non-Cuban cigar in a Cigar Aficionado blind taste test.

5 Vegas is quietly one of the most consistently delicious and reasonably-priced cigars on the market. A robust and creamy medium to full-bodied taste, extensive aging, and a nice blend of Cuban seed Nicaraguan and Dominican long leaves, all wrapped in a dark and rich Sumatra wrapper leaf. Cigar Aficionado has praised 5 Vegas repeatedly, and among the consistently strong ratings are a 90, 88, and 87.

Padilla Edicion Especial 2006

This was the cigar that got me started. It all started with a sampler that I bought from Cigars International. I saw an add in the back of a magazine and it was too good to pass up. This sampler came with a nice little humidor, a V-cutter, a humidification puck and 8 cigars all for $15.00 plus $5.00 shipping. My Dad smokes an occasional cigar and I wanted to have a few around for when he came to town. Up to this point I had smoked maybe 2 cigars a year and I was a true rookie. I had no idea what I was smoking, nor did I know how to really smoke a cigar.

This was the first cigar I pulled from the humidor. It was a nice early Summer day and my dad and I had a fire going in the fire pit on my patio. The perfect time to enjoy a cigar together. He showed me how to cut and light it.

I really enjoyed this cigar. It was pretty mellow, but a nice smoke. Not bad. But I had not developed my palette yet.I had no idea what I liked or didn't like yet.

My Dad chose the 5 Vegas Gold and he seemed to enjoy it. He let me have a couple puffs and I found it to be a nice, mellow cigar.