I was surfing around looking for cigars to try when i get back. Then i saw this one on CI. 5 Vegas Gold Maduro... Im a big fan of 5 Vegas Gold so this one got my attention... Anyone tried it or thoughts on this? Thanks :-)
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I saw these in the latest Cigar.com catalog. Hopefully they will be more flavorful than 5 Vegas Gold is. I loves me some maduros!
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The 5 Vegas Gold is a tad too light for me...wondering myself if the maduro wrapper will give it a little kick. :-)
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:-)
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I will be anxious to give them a try! They look really nice.
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Might need to pick up a 5er.
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:-) for sure they are very light not much flavor to them at all, i am looking forward to the maduros though
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Ohh, I'd not heard of this... thanks for bringing it to my attention. I don't mind the Gold's although I agree, a tad too mellow. I'm thinking a good coffee smoke possibility.
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I really enjoyed the regular 5 Vegas Golds so I will definitely want to try the maduros.
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I have been on a big 5 vegas kick ricgh now and I cannot wait to try this. thanks for the heads up.
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These piqued my interest as well. I have only tried the 5-vegas A series, but liked those a lot. The definitely look delicious.
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I suggest you buy a 5er, and send me a couple w/ some stragglers Mac!
You know i'll hit you back!:-) :-):-):-)
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Can I say for the record, I love the Series A!!!
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Hey guys...

....keep in mind that the Serie A and the Gold Maduro are from completely different blenders and factories.

The Gold and Gold Maduro are from Nestor Plasencia, made in his Honduran and Nicaraguan factories respectively. The Serie A is from Toarano (not to be confused with the Triple-A "AAA" which is from AJ Fernandez.)

Don't count on similarities between the Serie A and the Gold Maduro just because they both have dark wrappers. Just because one is great, doesn't mean the others will be. Or they might both be great to you.
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And I thought I had my ducks in a row:-)

Thanks for the heads up. I knew I like Torano's smokes, just didn't know that was one of them.
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I think for a mild smoke the Gold does pretty well and bests the CAO version. I need to brush up on my bathroom reading because I didn't even realize these were out. My expectation would be the same smoke but with a sweet component and maybe a bit less on the creamy feeling in the mouth. Guess I have something to keep an eye open for since I actually like the connie version.
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I see a five pack of these in my future after I recover from the financial impact of my last spending spree.

I do wish they offered these in the "nugget" size, thats one of my favorite part about the 5 Vegas Gold.
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:-) It is a great stick if you like lighter cigars. To me it would be great for a morning cigar with a cup of coffee.
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Good to know...I didn't know all 3 were from different blenders and factories. :-)

:-) I've really liked the gold with a bright morning blend style of coffee. If I go with a darker, fuller bodied coffee I've noticed you can't even taste the 5 Vegas Gold...a maduro would hopefully fix that.
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Yeah, the 5 Vegas cigars are pretty much all blended & made by a number of different manufacturers, just depends on which line it is within the marque, and the Limitadas can change from year to year (Jose Blanco & La Aurora did the 05-08s, Manuel Quesada/MATASA did 09, can't remember who did 10 offhand).
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