5 Vegas Relic Perfecto

kaisersozei · 08-05-2010, 10:34 AM

Resurrecting this thread to post my own thoughts on this cigar. Kreth sent me one of these in a MAW last year

, and I just smoked it this past weekend. He had marked that it was an 08/09 stick, so I'm guessing it was from this same batch that he bought.

So after a year of humi time, overall Jeff's OP was still spot on regarding the flavor: "Flavor was excellent, very creamy, with coffee, leather, cedar, and a faint touch of cinnamon taking turns. There was a fair amount of spice on the finish." Had a nice sweetness, and I particularly enjoyed the baking spice/woody/creaminess of the finish. The spice wasn't that prominent, so maybe it settled down from the original review. I would add that it was even "Cubanesque," and I haven't said that about many DR puros. I thought this was actually a pretty good clone of the La Aurora Preferido. The construction was very good--no burn or draw issues--and the smoke itself was kind of gritty.

A tasty medium bodied cigar, good quality product from 5V. Thanks for the smoke, Jeff!

Kreth · 08-05-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei

A tasty medium bodied cigar, good quality product from 5V. Thanks for the smoke, Jeff!

You're welcome, Gerard. Glad you enjoyed it, and nice follow-up review. It's been a while since I smoked one of these, might be time to get some more.

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kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: 5 Vegas Relic Perfecto Resurrecting this thread to post my own thoughts on this cigar. Kreth sent me one of these in a MAW last year , and I just smoked it this past weekend. He had marked that it was an 08/09 stick, so I'm guessing it was from this same batch that he bought. So after a year of humi time, overall Jeff's OP was still spot on regarding the flavor: "Flavor was excellent, very creamy, with coffee, leather, cedar, and a faint touch of cinnamon taking turns. There was a fair amount of spice on the finish." Had a nice sweetness, and I particularly enjoyed the baking spice/woody/creaminess of the finish. The spice wasn't that prominent, so maybe it settled down from the original review. I would add that it was even "Cubanesque," and I haven't said that about many DR puros. I thought this was actually a pretty good clone of the La Aurora Preferido. The construction was very good--no burn or draw issues--and the smoke itself was kind of gritty. A tasty medium bodied cigar, good quality product from 5V. Thanks for the smoke, Jeff! __________________