vegas de santiago puros torpedo Review

[kas]

Got this as a freebie and, since a bunch of other BOTLs also got them, thought I'd do a short review.

This 6x52 torpedo came in a cedar coffin and, frankly, had an odd odor. I did not put it in my humidor, so thought it would be rather dry. However, it burned very well, yielded lots of smoke and was quite enjoyable -- especially at the price! I'd describe it as medium/medium, mostly tobacco/leather in taste profile with some nice sweet touches. Check 'em out at http://www.vegassantiago.com.
Very decently priced sticks, IMO.

[Don Fernando]

[SIZE=4]This nice Costa Rican cigar from the charming Vegas de Santiago factory is made completely with Costa Rican tobacco and has a 52 ring with a length of 152mm. Vegas de Santiago is a small factory, but they produce great cigars, not just puros with Costa Rican tobacco, but they also have other cigars with nice blends from other countries. Just check out their website www.vegassantiago.com[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]The wrapper of this puros torpedo is nice and oily, the cigar has the smell of hay. It is east to cut and even easier to light, just one cigar match does the trick. The flavors that I could taste are a pepper right at the start, combined with herbs and leather, those flavors slowly make place for hay and grassy flavors and a hint of cacao. Right at the end I could taste some pepper again. A nice medium to full bodied cigar.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]The smoke is full, rich and white, the ash is firm and light grey. The turning point comes pretty late and about the burn I can say one thing: PERFECT, not a millimeter crooked, and the cigar doesn’t die soon, when you put it away to get a drink from the kitchen.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Would I buy this cigar again? I already did, and I will keep on doing it.[/SIZE]