Review Notes: What a disappointment for such a nice looking Maduro. It started out stubborn to light (I believe I collapsed one of my lungs). In hindsight I wish the bastard would have never lit!!! After near lung failure, I tasted hints of Marlboro or maybe even Lucky Strike, actually I wish I would have had a disgarded cigarette butte to scrap get the awful tasted out of my mouth. I am not one to put a cigar down, even a turd like this one, and I haven't had a cigar go out on me in years, yet this overachiever went out on me twice, after the second time and fearing collapse of the one good lung I still had, I gave up. I let it rest comfortably in the back yard next to a vintage selecion that my dog Fido had produced.

Review Notes: Could not keep it lit.Burned uneven.Completely unenjo yable.

Review Notes: If you have a few hours to spare, this smoke will give you as much enjoyment in the first 15 minutes as it does 2 hours later. good even draw and flavor.

Review Notes: Bought a box, smoked 'em on occasion for more than a year from the 'dor. With about 20 under my belt, the two big things about this cigar are: complex dark earthy sharp flavor, and irregular construction problems. Outta the box, I think that one outta three had some irregular burning that varied from no-problem to throw-it-away. Still, when they were burning good, they were a GREAT smoke.

Review Notes: Two years ago I got a good deal on a box of the #7 maduros and a box of the #7 naturals. I still have a handful left of each. I've concluded that I'd give the edge to the natural wrapper, but I love both of these cigars. The maduro is a dark oily beauty, with an earthy pre-light aroma, easy draw, tons of smoke, respectable burn (especially for a monster) and wonderful complex flavors. I'm a bit distressed that recent reviews have questioned the construction and the quality of the leaf; I hate to think that when these are gone I can't replace them with an equal cigar. Every once in a while I want a big cigar and I rotate these with the Brazilia Amazon and the 5 Vegas A Apocolypse. An all-time favorite. Given the size, I think the value is quite good.