"Big and powerful smoke."

The Ashton VSG Spellbound has a great appeara...more

The Ashton VSG Spellbound has a great appearance, smokes and draws well. Spicier in the middle third takes the smoker to another level toward the head. Padron- like strength and full-bodied. The Spellbound cigar has a softer squeeze than say a Padron or Pepin Garcia cigar. Pepper, leather, spice flavors increase to the end on this vitola. Yes, best to sit while smoking or find a hammock. A great way to spend over an hour. This is a long lasting cigar. A real powerhouse smoke! less

"Makes My Teeth Shiver"

My favorite Dominican hands down.

My favorite Dominican hands down. less

"Hello Sargent Pepper"

Lets see this is about a $10 cigar. so visua...more

Lets see this is about a $10 cigar. so visually and mechincally it should be perfect. It was not. looked ok. burn was noting special, had to touch it up about 4 times. The draw was down right awful. way way too tight and difficult to smoke. Makes you draw too hard and heats the thing up too much. Now taste is subjective but i have to say . . only buy this cigar if you like PEPPER . it was the most peppery cigar i ever had . . overwhelmingly so. kinda ruined it for me. On an expensive cigar i expect a smooth smoke end to end and an amazing finish that i don't want to put down. The finish on this one was less than average. I wouldn't keep these at $5 a piece less

"It's Okay Cigar"

It is not a full cigar. It is a mild to mediu...more

It is not a full cigar. It is a mild to medium cigar. It has a good drawn and white ashes. It is a well made cigars. It is little weaker in taste than Rocky Patel The Edge Lite. It is too high of the price than the old brand name. Overall, it is not bad. less

"The Ashton VSG Churchill 5-pack sampler"

It is a mild to medium cigar. It is an avera...more

It is a mild to medium cigar. It is an average cigar in the tastes and flavors. It should be a seven dollars or less cigar's. Rocky Patel The Edge lite has better taste and flavor and alot cheaper. less

"powerfull little cigar"

I have smoked many of these cigars ,and while...more

I have smoked many of these cigars ,and while i do like them i found them to be a little inconsistent.That being said they are a powerfull little cigar with creamy rich flavors,and the construction is top of the line.Maybe overpriced but you need to try them for yourself at least once to find out. less

"Poorly made overpriced cigar"

I purchased this cigar on the advice of the s...more

I purchased this cigar on the advice of the smoke shop guy, who has steered me well a few times before. When I cut it, I noticed that the end was hard to cut (with a very expensive sharp cutter). Looking at the cut end the tobacco leaves were packed so tightly that the end looked like wood. I've never seen this before in any cigar. I slightly squeezed the cigar up and down and it seemed that the end 1 inch (near the foot) was very hard, obviously packed way too tight. I lit the cigar figuring it would draw like crap and sure enough it did. I made another cut about 1/8" in to no avail. Finally I used my pipe tool to poke into the cigar in several places to get it to draw ok. Even with this it was only ok, and there was really nothing exceptional about this cigar. Some may say that I may have purchased one bad one in the bunch, but for the price I paid there is no excuse - this is why these makers have Quality Control. Do yourself a favor and spend your hard earned money on something better! less

"Mediocre cigar"

I mistakenly paid good money for this cigar a...more

I mistakenly paid good money for this cigar and was vastly disappointed. For the money you could get a Padron Anniversay 1964 (any of them). For what the asking price is for that cigar, May I suggest you buy a box of Cuban Diplamaticos#2, Montecristo #2,Bolivar Belicoso Fino or Upman Magnum 50. Because the VSG isn't worth the money. less

"Surprisingly nice!"

I stopped by a local shop that relocated to c...more

I stopped by a local shop that relocated to check out the new digs and picked up an Ashton VSG to go with the espresso I had ordered. This cigar was perfect right to the knuckles! It started with a perfect draw. Some nice nutty and leather flavors came out right away and I thought I tasted a little coffee flavor there (although I was drinking espresso, so don't count on that being there when you smoke one). This was a real smooth and enjoyable smoke from start to finish. Very consistent flavor throughout and an even burn. Too bad this cigar is so expensive (about $10 for a Tres Mystique in the shop - save a couple of bucks and buy it at this site!). It's what you'd expect from a premium cigar. It won't let you down. Just make sure you bring your American Express. less

"WOW! WOW!"

I'VE SMOKED CIGARS FOR 59 YEARS. THIS IS THE ...more

I'VE SMOKED CIGARS FOR 59 YEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I SMOKED TILL THE ASHES FELL BEHIND MY TEETH.PRICEY, BUT WOW!PUT THEM ON THE AUCTION LIST. less