The cigar I pulled looks very good: typical medium khaki wrapper, but virtually no spots, veins, blemishes of any kind. Impressive looking cigar.

Pre-light, the bouquet has a slight spice, and the pre-light draw was fairly typical.

Upon lighting the cigar, I got a little spice, some light coffee, a bit of white pepper, and just a hint of anise on the top. The flavors were not super distinct, and I had to reach to pick them out, so I would assert the smoke was muddy initially.

About 2" in, the spice and white pepper muted, and a cedary flavor was introduced. At the 1/2 point, black pepper joined the party and the spice returned, building until the end.

It sounds like a complex smoke, but it was fairly even-tempered.

The ash was white-grey, and initially held on to about the 2" point. The high volume of smoke held no surprise aromas not present.

I rec'd this in a sampler, so the cost for the stick was <$4; I wouldn't pay $9 for this stick, as that is the MSRP for 1.

All in all, a pleasant, mild-medium smoke.

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