VSG Wizard

[JoeBob]

On my drive home from work, I finally set this bad boy ablaze.
I had high expectations.

The pre-light draw had floral hints.

The burn started perfectly even, and the ash was strong and bright white.
I got that typical VSG flavor...

Then, after the first inch, things got crazy.
The cigar swelled slightly, and the wrapper split.
The burn got uneven, the ash messy.

I stopped and got a coke and some gas.

Didn't need a re-light, I just puffed away and she lit right back up...but never really acted like a cigar that cost as much as this one did.
I smoked it down to the last inch.

The Wiz was missing that little something that I like from VSG's. It has the right amount of strength, but the flavors seemed muted. I'm not going to buy any more of this vitola.

To be fair, I'm not a huge fan of sun grown wrappers as a whole, but every so often they hit the spot. This wasn't one of those times.

Oh well, there's always tomorrow!

[Tfire136]

Good review Joe! I have heard pretty much the same things you had mentioned which is why I have stayed away from them.

[discdog]

Damn JB, you just had to post this AFTER I stopped & picked up six of these? Well I guess I'll go ahead & try them anyway.lol

[JoeBob]

6!?!?!

That cost you what? $75?

[discdog]

Actually more than that. I also had some 26's & a couple of others that jumped in my basket while I was walking around and not looking.

Oh well, I was just going to set them on fire anyway.

[Bungalowbill]

makes sense that it would taste a bit "muted" compared to the thinner guaged vsg's. smaller guage = sharper flavor, usually. bummer about the burn, though. that's just not cool, especially for a pricey stick like that. not to sound too finicky, but the vsg's of late have been a dissapointment to me, as opposed to a few years ago.