A very pleasant surprise, I had brought this cigar, to round up the price of an order and had left it in the humidor for six months. I found that my example, was well made, burnt well and even. The draw was perfect. Light to medium in taste. held its ash well, which was light grey to white. The very first draw was slightly bitter, but soon settled down to creamy/ sweet. Only becoming slightly bitter at the end, lasting just over an hour. From reading some of the other reviews, it would seem, that there could be consistency problems, due to the variance of experience. However you should bear in mind that you are buying a cigar that is between half to One Tenth of the price of most cigars of the same vitola.