Review Notes: How they flavor these, I'm not sure. What I do know is how it tastes. If you are the type to strut around chomping on a cigar that is either never puffed or never lit, than perhaps this is the one for you. The construction and look gave me no complaints, but the overpowering flavor of sharp processed sweetener occupied my tastebuds until the halfway point, when I plunged the rest into the pretty white sand in the hotel's ashtray. I would equate this cigar to those girlie drinks where the actual taste of alcohol is intentionally obscured by the overly-sweet sugary additives of brightly colored mixers. Somewhere under this cigar's sugar layer, the true flavor waits... perhaps the makers will allow it to come out for a while.