Review Notes: I bought a box of these in july 2004 and right out of the box at that time they were lackluster and a huge disappointment. I only smoked 4 or 5 of them the first year and gave more than that away. After tucking them away for a couple years without touching them they have become absolutely incredible. They were so devoid of character initially I had little hope that age would do anything for them but I was very wrong. I now wish I had all the one's I gifted back! The appearance and construction are flawless (part of the original disappointment). I only have 10 of these left and they are going quickly. They have settled to a solid medium body with great complexity and spicy/woody/creamy flavors down to the nub. Does this do anybody any good? Who knows; but I had to comment as this went from crap to cake for me.