Review Notes: This cigar starts out as one of the most tasty/flavorful sticks I've ever smoked. Thats no exaggeration. With each subsequent hit, it gets less and less satisfying until you reach the midway point and it turns into a ghost of its former self. I am clueless about the mechanics of cigar blending, I have no idea why this cigar line (this happens with all the Italia sizes) does what it does but its a crying shame. If the flavor could maintain itself throughout the length of the cigar I would smoke 2 of these a day. I've noticed the Novella seemed to last a tad longer flavor-wise than the big Piazza did. I'm not sure if the size has anything to do with it but thats about the only differences I can note. At least with this one there is less waste as the first 25% is worth smoking. Toss the rest.