Review Notes: When I first lit up, it seemed like it was packed too tight. This thing is so huge I thought "this must be how Linda Lovelace felt". After a while, it opened up and I was drawing huge clouds of (nice) smoke. The ash was very firm - nearly white - and I found myself fixating on how long I could get it - nearly two inches before it fell off exactly where I wanted it. In the ashtray. Very mild for how big it is. 1 hour 20 minutes later I left the last 1.5 inches and went inside. Overall a great cigar.