Overall, the best cigar I have had to date. The cigar is beautiful, the dark Maduro wrapper has a slight sheen. The taste begins with a sweet chocolate and as you get to the middle it gets woody with it tasting more full bodied towards the nub. This is a cigar you smoke to the nub. Only negative is that in the when first lit, it produces a lot of smoke and seems to burn quickly but stops after it goes down about 1 1/2 inches. Enjoy!