I was pleasantly surprised with this cigar. Being that it is only about 4″ long, and with a 52 ring gauge, I expected it to get hot quickly, but it never did. There was plenty of smoke, a nice earthy, maybe leather, flavor and it stay lit very well. I am planning on picking up more of these to try some other samples, and if I like those as well as this first one, I might choose this cigar as my next Herfers Club monthly cigar.