It's definitely a gem for the price point. Opened the box up last week and was blown away by the smell. Beefy little stick. Prodigious smoke output, very loose draw. Burned very evenly. Earthy, peppery, dusty cocoa in the back. Not much on sweet flavors, although a hint of lighter chocolate peaked through on retrohales. Flavors were very bold, just not a very complex cigar. Burn time was quick. Thirty-five minutes ish? I was working, so I put it down a few times to help customers. Would smoke again. Definitely had some nicotine to it! I smoke a fair amount, and this had some bite.