Review Notes: Found a few at a local smoke shope that I do not frequent often, and had to give them a try. A very smooth pleasent smoke. Great for an evening on the deck. I did find the flavor a little lacking. I like strong cigars and found myself wishing that this one had a little more flavor. For $15 I expect better construction than this. My first sample had a number of stems in it.

 Review Notes: This was not a bad cigar, it was very well constructed and certainly looked like a million bucks but the taste in my opinion didn’t live up to the hype. This was a full bodied smooth tasting cigar but I’ve tasted better for less than half the price. The Imperial tasted like deep espresso but not too complex after that. It had a decent draw and became better toward the middle but not much more and it was also slightly bitter. My friend smoked another one with me and he also agreed, and he’s a more experienced cigar smoker than me. These twenty dollar a piece cigars were in my humidor for about a month but a cigar with this hype and price should taste good right out of the cigar shop. I may try another one after leaving in the humidor for a longer time.

 Review Notes: my major complaint was the construction. i wasn't sold on the box shape. that aside, everything else about the good. won't be buying to many of these at 15 dollar a clip but it has its time.

 Review Notes: About all the great things you can say about a cigar applies here. I don't get into all that flavor stuff about licorice and whatever, but I swear this cigar has a black cherry taste to me. If you can afford 'em buy 'em.

 Review Notes: This baby is a real treat! Obviously the hype is tremendous, already potentially biasing any review. However, knowing that, I purposefully "raised the bar" to allow this cigar to impress me. As such, it had an uphill battle before the first draw. It succeeded. This box-pressed beauty had a seductive dark chocolate wrapper with minor veining. Very nice prelight aroma and solid construction without soft spots. Easy light. Burned a little hot at first, but settled down after the first inch (depsite being stored at 65/65 for 4 months before smoking). TONS of billowy white smoke. Started with some pepper and spice, but eased its way into a very rich, complex blend of espresso, cocoa, and mild caramel. It had a nice heavy feel in the hand, and a creamy finish in the palate. This is the kind of cigar that you stop doing whatever it was you were doing when you lit it and enjoy the experience. It paired well with coffee and lasted just over an hour, though I found myself wishing it lasted longer!!! In the end, this one is worth the hype, at least in my opinion. I'm glad I have 30 more in the humi! This one is a real treat!