Review Notes: This had the darkest jet black maduro wrapper I've ever seen. It was so dark, in fact, so different from anything else, I am suspicious there was some artificial nonsense used to get it to look this way. The flavor of the cigar was decent, I suspect it to be way too young straight out of the box. Would not dream of smoking another without at least a year of age, but I'll never know the joy because I won't buy these.

Review Notes: You know, I had forgotten all about this cigar hitting the market. I was looking for a couple of sticks and bought a few of these. The label is COOOOL. From reading some of the reviews, it seems as if the construction is a bit inconsistent. However...mine smoked like a charm. Only one soft spot...and that was minor. It's a nice looking cigar...but knowing the maduro wrapper and binder, I was expecting a lot more. It was very one dimensional. I think the tobacco is a bit young. Not the powerhouse I was expecting. Again...the draw was very nice...lots of nice smoke. Very white ash...but...geez...I suppose I'm a little disappointed. I LOVE CAO, however, so this WILL certainly be tried again.

Review Notes: I liked the rough appearance and complex, if not slightly mild but burnt flavor. Draw was a bit tight, but adequately thick smoke was available without too much effort. Much better than the boring l'anniversaire maduro, but not enjoyable enough to make me buy any more.

Review Notes: The last MX2 I had,I could've driven nails with it.This one wasn't like sucking a golf ball through a garden hose,thankfully. The draw was tolerable at least! The flavor was very dynamic Spicy ,cocoa ,leather and nuts and maybe even others.A lot happening here and worth the hour and a half invested.

Review Notes: I kept this in my humidor for nearly three months - maybe I should have given the stick more time? It was okay - one dimensional - sort of a constant flavor of what I would call typical cigar - cedar, charred wood, woody? There were a few hints of softness and possible flavor - they never fully developed. A nice long smoke - It took me nearly an hour and a half to finish it off! The construction was nice - beautiful cigar - I noticed a weaker draw at the beginning of the smoke - I used a match to light the cigar - I wonder whether using a torch lighter would make any difference? Nevertheless, worth a try if you can stomach the price - Final note - on the value category - I rate this category based on whether there are other cigars in this price range that I feel are much better/worse - in this case, I believe you could find sevearl cigars that you would enjoy more for $8.50.