Wow. I snagged a great deal from Cigars International, thanks to my new friends at the Club Stogie Forums. The first one I tried tonight was a 5 Vegas Gold Robusto, and it was a nice surprise. After spending my time recently smoking through my rather strong Fighting Cocks, I was ready for a nice, mild smoke, and this was one of the milder smokes I’ve had in a while.

It was a short guy, but I wanted a relatively quick smoke. Even taking my time with it, I was through it in about a half-hour. It did start to get bitter earlier than I’ve seen in other mild cigars, but it really was an enjoyable, if brief, time on the front porch. It lit easily, and burned evenly.

This cigar would be perfect for a beginning cigar smoker. As I said, it’s not much of a time commitment, and easy on the taste buds, but really was a surprising gem.