I was given one of these a little over a year ago, and pretty quickly it became my go-to stick. After a couple of boxes, I had moved on as my palate had changed, but these remain an EXCELLENT stick for the money, in my opinion. Pretty mild, but just a nice, mellow smoke. For picky ceegar folk, maybe they might look down their long noses at this cigar, but I think they're pretty dern fine!