Toro, 6" x 52 ring gauge / approx. $6
The name for these cigars--Cask Strength--comes from the whiskey world where it refers to a liquor undiluted, just as it would come out of the cask it was aged in. 5 Vegas calls this cigar similarly "bold yet refined." It comes filler from Peru, Nicaraguan and Honduras' Jamastran region, a Dominican Corojo binder and a Nicaraguan Corojo wrapper. Presentation is beautiful--a very nice leaf with small-to-medium veins, a bit of oil and a pronounced box-press. A couple little flaws did not mar it significantly. I got whiffs of barnyard and leather from the body and a funky manure and grassy mix from the foot.
Prelight draw was sweet and had notes of hay. Initial light brought flavors of cedar and that orange peel note I am coming to associate with Peruvian leaf. The rest of the first third was medium in body with the orange peel bordering on bitter; the was also more cedar and some spice on the retrohale. The bitterness got somewhat better in the second third, with enough sweetness showing up to balance it well.
This 5 Vegas Cask Strength remained a pleasant medium-to-full bodied smoke all the way through the last third. While it did not blow me away with either flavor or complexity it was quite good, especially considering the price they go for. Thanks again to Mike from MikesStogies.com for sending this stick my way, allowing me to try something I probably would have overlooked on my own.
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