Origin : Dominican Republic
Format : Toro
Size : 6.0″ x 56
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Sun Grown
Filler : Dominican
Binder : Dominican
Hand-Made
Price : $13 each

There isn’t much left that hasn’t been said about the Ashton VSG. It is an extremely popular line of cigars made for Ashton by the Fuentes. If you are new to the VSG, then surf on over to my review of the VSG Sorcerer and read the background info on this smoke there.

The Wizard is the largest of the VSG family at least as far as the ring gauge goes. It is also one of the very few vitolas that does not sport a box press. It uses the same dark and leathery Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper as the rest of the line. Long time readers of my blog already know that I am not a fan of this large of a ring gauge on a cigar. I feel that the Wizard is a prime example of why that is. All the wonderful flavors that you’d expect from a VSG are muted and muddled in this format. There are still notes of earth and leather and sweet spice but they are not as sharp or intense. The cigar overall is milder and weaker than the other vitolas in the line. It is a good cigar in a line of great cigars which makes it a bit of a disappointment for me. Of course, YMMV.