Review Notes: I bought a couple 5 packs last year and really had no real opinion about them they were pretty non discript. But a year later these are really a fine smoke the ones I have are blooming to the point that my fingers and lips are brown but well worth the expense of enjoying this cigar. At light up it has a leathery slight pepper taste about a third it got a little more intense, and finished with a cedar leather . the ash stayed on at about 1/3 each time. the only knock it has a long finish so smoke them early in the morning!!