The Bahia red and blue in my opinion both have a very strong almost overpowering earthy taste that even with nearly a year of age I couldnt get past. The Sosa fresh from the bundle/box has a sweet taste and after a year it has almost disappeared but the other flavors come alive and meld very nicely. I know this makes me sound like a Sosa whore but in reality I really like both. The Bahia gold white label and regular Bahia gold frequently visit my humidor. I have a box of the Gold white label resting now. Just finished my last from the previous box. I also have a few left from my last bundle of Sosa #2 and a box of the limited third harvest torpedo resting will be having one of my last two from the previous box today. So in my opinion get the Sosa instead of the Bahia maduro but do yourself a solid and try the Bahia gold I dont think you will be disappointed.