Agree whole heartedly. I received one in a 5 Vegas sampler pack and while the taste was decent, the sucker was falling apart like a Kia. The 5 Vegas A Series on the other hand was damn near flawless.I'm a big fan of the 5 Vegas line, just not the relic. I have had construction issues with them in the past.
I did recently, and still, bleh. Some have an ammonia like taste to them, but not all.I like the Cask Strength, the Miami is overrated IMHO. I have a few knuckles sitting for about the past year so I might revisit them at some point.
As far as the Relic, I thought initially they were decent, but I smoked one the other day that probably had a little over a year on it and thought it was quite good. Those of you that do have some "buried" might want to give them another go.