5 Vegas Big Five Dos Capa Figurado (Club Exclusive)

The 5 Vegas brand (read “cinco vegas”) is one of our favorite top shelf premiums. Delivering consistently superior construction and blends, the cigar you have your shipment today is something special! In fact, our members are the only ones that will get this cigar as this smoke was specifically handmade just for you, our members! You will not find this smoke anywhere else! This version of Big Five is packed full of Nicaraguan tobaccos from the fertile regions of Jalapa, Ometepe, and Condega, along with some Ligero leaf from Estelí, which is then wrapped in a Nicaraguan binder. This Rare Cigar Club exclusive version is unique not only in its size/shape, but also the stunning crisscrossed dual natural and maduro wrappers. Not only is the smoke a work of art, it sure is tasty with medium bodied spicy-sweet notes and hints of oak, cedar, and leather. As this smoke is handmade just for us, once they are gone, they are gone for good! Pair it with a Chianti.

The Nicaraguan cigar industry originated when Cuban cigar makers escaped the revolution and re-established their livelihood in Nicaragua with Cuban-seed tobacco. Blessed with dark, rich soil, their new home was ideal for tobacco cultivation and Nicaragua quickly became known for cigars that rivaled Cuban quality. Unfortunately, revolution and war came to Nicaragua in the 1980s and devastated the industry, but it’s rebounded dramatically and is once again producing tobacco considered by many to be the finest in the world.

The Esteli Valley is in many ways the heart of Nicaraguan production and is known for its very powerful and spicy tobacco. The Jalapa Valley produces arguably the finest tobacco in the country: somewhat sweeter and less intense than Esteli, but extremely complex. The tobacco of the Condega Valley is often described as a blend of the other two regions.