Review Notes: I have smoked half a box of these, manufactured '03. The ash is not a characteristic white of other Cubans, and the cigar is rolled too loosely to burn evenly. About 1 1/2" into the cigar, wrapper stops burning while filler continues resulting in a dry, less than flavorful smoke requiring frequent touch-up with the torch. I thought at first this was just a bad one in the box, but every single one I have smoked has this problem! Flavor is phenomenal in the first inch or so, but from there on it is very disappointing. My suggestion--choose a different cigar if you want a nice cuban smoke.