5 vegas

BigCat · 09-27-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TheTraveler

I spoke to a customer service rep at CI about the 5 Vegas Gold ... he said that the original blender was Kiki Barber. He said the brand was bought 5 to 8 years ago and that, while the blend may have changed slightly over time (tobacco crops being dynamic things, not static) it hasn't actually ever been re-blended. That's his story anyway.

He also said that CI holds that brand and any you see in B&Ms were purchased from CI then put on the shelves. Has anyone heard that before? I had never heard that before.

Just my two cents.

(Yes, I did call the customer service rep JUST for the purpose of answering this question. I'm a trivia nut and the question intrigued me, plus I'm a little OCD. *shrug* )

EDIT:

800 posts! I'm catching up, icehog3!

I sit corrected, I think...the information I referenced with regard to the thread on CBid came from SteveR, another CI customer service rep. Maybe it isn't inconsisten - the guy you spoke to referred to the "original" blender after all. Also, check out http://www.cigar.com/newsletter/archive.asp?a=062007 for the article about visiting with Nestor Placencia, which references his making the 5 vegas gold.

Sometimes I think customer service reps make things up when they don't know the answer to a question...

TheTraveler · 09-27-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BigCat

Sometimes I think customer service reps make things up when they don't know the answer to a question...

I wholeheartedly agree!

I certainly can't vouch for the knowledge of the guy I talked to.

Just passing along his info. Besides, I've never heard that CI owned the 5 Vegas brand ... anyone know if that's true?

BigCat · 09-27-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by TheTraveler

I wholeheartedly agree!

I certainly can't vouch for the knowledge of the guy I talked to.

Just passing along his info. Besides, I've never heard that CI owned the 5 Vegas brand ... anyone know if that's true?

I believe that to be true - but my sources are the same as referenced above with regard to the blending, so take it for what it's worth