Gold
About this cigar
5 Vegas Gold is a mellow Connecticut-wrapped line made in Honduras. The No. 1 combines an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos, producing a creamy, approachable smoke with gentle sweetness and restrained spice.
Tasting notes
Available sizes
8 options4 in stock4 backorderedPairs well with
- Made in
- Honduras
- Strength
- Mild-Medium
- Sizes
- 8 available
- Rating
- 87
What to expect
Soft, with a little more presence than a truly mild cigar.
How it tastes
Primary
Secondary
What each note tastes like
Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses
Pepper and warmth on the finish
Soft, smooth, milky texture
Soil, leather, forest floor
Cedar, oak, toasted timber
Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.
Dry, savoury depth — the backbone most aged tobacco is built on.
Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.
The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.
Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.
Sugars from the wrapper and long-leaf filler; often on the lips.
The soft, rounded texture that keeps a smoke easy on the palate.
Toasted, bready notes — almond, cashew, fresh bread, cereal.
How it is built
- Made in
- Honduras
- Sizes (length × ring)
- 4.5–7.5" × 44–60
Where it sits in the collection
made in Honduras · mild-medium in strength · pairs with café con leche, Chardonnay, light rum
Every size side by side
| Size | Length × ring | Pack | Per cigar | Price | vs retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robusto | 5" × 50 | Box of 20 | $4.85 | $97 | |
| Toro | 6" × 50 | Box of 20 | $5.25 | $105 | |
| Double Nickel (Box-Press) | 5.5" × 55 | Box of 20 | $5.55 | $111 | |
| Torpedo | 6" × 54 | Box of 20 | $5.55 | $111 | |
| Nuggets | 4.5" × 44 | Box of 30 | $3.77 | $113 | |
| Churchill | 7" × 50 | Box of 20 | $5.80 | $116 | −9% |
| No. 1 | 7.5" × 54 | Box of 20 | $5.90 | $118 | |
| Bullion | 6" × 60 | Box of 20 | $5.90 | $118 |
How to keep it
General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.
Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.
Thicker ring gauges hold shipping moisture longest — give these boxes three to four weeks in the humidor before the first one.
Milder blends age less dramatically — plan to enjoy this one inside a year or so rather than cellaring it long-term.
Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.
How it has been scored
- Blind Man's Puff87Reviewed: RobustoRead the published review
- Blind Man's Puff87Reviewed: No. 1Read the published review
- Blind Man's Puff87Reviewed: NuggetsRead the published review
- Blind Man's Puff87Reviewed: BullionRead the published review
- Blind Man's Puff87Reviewed: TorpedoRead the published review
- Blind Man's Puff87Reviewed: Double Nickel (Box-Press)Read the published review
- Blind Man's Puff87Reviewed: ToroRead the published review
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