"Excellence in a cigar ??????"

Complexing body with many intelligent levels, soft touches and a great slow burner. Perfect for that mid point or end of the day kind smoke. It s matches perfectly with Hakushu 12 Year. Pretty beautiful look from the wrapper to the design of the label too. Not really something you may like but for some reason it goes nicely with italian opera.

"Over rated"

Have no experience with the original. The packaging is too beautiful for this cigar; because it dresses up a totally lovely looking cigar with no character. It is an even burner that has a taste of zero except for a low grade pepper note that just hangs in until it drives me to brush my teeth and scrub my taste buds to get rid of it! It may improve with years more aging but it may never improve?! So bad I m sending them back for exchange. A rating of 83! Yuck!