5 Vegas Limitada '08 Belicoso

Limitada is the 5 Vegas' highly anticipated and award-winning small-batch line— just 75,000 cigars. Once a year at the famed La Aurora factory, Grade-9 master rollers create a different and small production run of rare tobacco blends rolled into a beautiful belicoso shape by Dominican's finest. Each annual release can be counted on to deliver a flawlessly crafted cigar and an exceedingly flavorful smoke. The dark Dominican-grown Corojo Oscuro wrapper, cultivated in 2002, is thick and oily and boasts a smooth, yet toothy texture and wonderful flavor, giving a natural sweetness to the cigar. Inside is an expertly blended and dizzying mixture of 6-year-old long-filler tobaccos. The complex recipe includes Dominican Piloto Cubano, Dominican Corojo Ligero, Nicaraguan Ligero and Brazilian tobaccos. The result is a medium- to full-bodied experience with a deliciously rich and chewy core. Expect a slow burn and look for a wonderful array of oak and spice flavors complemented by rich, coffee notes. You'll love the thick clouds that form overhead and the woody, charcoal-like aroma that predominates as the cigar grows more complex and robust toward the long finish. At a recent tasting Cigar Aficionado recognized 5 Vegas as the best, non-Cuban cigar, scoring it an outstanding '90.' It was also chosen as the 'Select Smoke' by the Robb Report. Try it with a porter.