5 Vegas Apotheosis

5.5 X 55

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The stick has a dark chocolate appearance, sweet smell, smooth flawless wrapper.

1^st 3^rd

It has a sweet nice maduro dark chocolate taste.  I punched it and it is a super easy draw.  It is medium to full body with a nice full smoke.  There is a little spice but does not overpower the sweetness.  The burn is quite even in the 1^st third.

Dark chocolate notes come through in the end of the 1^st third.  There is a deep rich full smoke on the palate.  A sweet pepper rears its head at the end of the 1^st third.

The pepper disappears to more sweetness and the aftertaste is filled with cedar and sweetness (dark chocolate).  A leather background also appears.

2^nd 3^rd

Dark chocolate wraps around the sides of the tongue and spices leave to sweetness and leather.   Leather becomes dominant in the aftertaste.  The smoke remains full thick and white.  Coffee becomes a dominant flavor with a sweet chocolate finish.  A leather taste diminishes to coffee, chocolate, and spice.  The burn is even.  The after-taste is very pleasant.  The ash lasted to the half-way point of the cigar.

The after taste is still rich in cedar and sweetness.  Smoke is very thick and rich.

The same flavors persist as the 2^nd 3^rd comes toward the end, but a little more spice comes back into play in the finish, especially in the sinus.

3^rd 3^rd

Spice fades and sweet leather comes back.  Sweetness and spice are on the sides of the tongue with a slight spice on the front of the tongue.  The end of the final 3^rd has a strong leather but still a sweetness taste.  This cigar is good to the end, I nubbed it.

Jester says….

This is a great smoke.  If you like maduros this is a great everyday smoke.  This is well worth the price of admission!  Beginning to end this is a fun ride!

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