Review Notes: I paid almost 9 bucks for this small cigar, consoling myself at the thought of discovering another great small smoke. Looked nice, well packed, I punched the pigtail (no cutter) and lit it up. I was hit with the unmistakable taste of strong Nicaraguan tobacco. Full body, taste was, however, one dimensional woody character. Burn went south and required a touch up for the canoeing but was perfect after straightening out. Second half got a bit more interesting with some spice evident, but the woody character predominated and I found the cigar had a huge snore factor. I don't see any Cuban character whatsoever in these, none, and I've had maybe 20+ different cuban vitolas and a hundred total habanos in the past year. You want a strong Nicaraguan smoke, but JDN Antanos and save your $. I find the Antanos more complex as well (but to be honest they're not very complex either).