Very linear, flavors are muted to me. Draw was a bit tight and light smoke production. I won't be purchasing more of this vitola. Glad it was only a single from a sampler
Superb.
Generally I find these cigars present as 99-100% across all categories. In this case, one side of the burn was a little slow throughout the smoke, so a few touch-ups were needed to keep the burn consistent. Still, the burn border started and stayed caramelized from beginning to end, maximizing the sugar burn the entire time. Zero charring. So good!
The ash strength / length gave my son and I lots of laughable moments as it just would not fall off through at least 1/2 the smoke. Naturally it ended up on my wool coat's sleeve which adds to that garment's seasoning. I will never again clean that coat. Perfect!
I have to say, the wrapper / blend are something special and it really does not change from year to year. Specific to the blend, it has strong similarities to some of my favorite ISOM blends. Globally, this one is a stand-out. "Consistent" is the right word, yet it does not do this masterpiece justice.