Review Notes: I had one more of these waiting for me in my humidor . It was just calling to me, wondering when my birthday would come. Well, today is the day and I have to say it was worth the wait. The first one I smoked was very very good, but this one was very very VERY VERY good! It smoothed to the point of silk and the flavor seemed to be more of the true Cuban flavor that people swear is inherant in the soil. The burn was just a little off, but otherwise this cigar was amazing and a good way to commemorate my big day.

Review Notes: Those of you who know me understand that I used to review cigars on my own for a long tiem, so I kept a journal. In that journal are about 1200 entries. Some of my reviwes ar from that journal, and some are recent. THIS one takes me back to the beginning of the journal, it was entry number 17. I loved this cigar as a new smoker because it was unique in flavor w/o being over powering. I have since found that the dominican is all of that and then some, at about 1/4 the price. This is a great cigar, but not the holy grail. Try the dominican and you will get a very good representation of this cigar despite the soil differences in Cuba.