This brand has faded in recent years. It was bold, spicy, aggressive, handsome. Now it's bland, user friendly, ugly. The construction quality has declined too. A boring, one-dimensional smoke.

This cigar replaces the Romeo Y Juliet Churchill as my "standard" cigar due to superior quality control. Nearly every cigar in the box yields an even burn, smooth draw, and great flavor. Unfortunately, the R & J's of late have yielded about 10 sub-standard cigars per box.