It’s entirely possible my first try in the pack of 5 was just a bad cigar. I found the draw really tight, the construction looked good but it burned unevenly and had to be touched up multiple times. I had to fight to get the band off and it ripped the wrapper due to a poor glue job. This is a real pet peeve of mine, bands should always come off easily and never damage the cigar, it speaks to poor quality control. Once I got the cigar going, besides the draw, the flavor was very pleasant, rich and creamy smoke, spice and pepper notes which I enjoyed. I did by a 5 pack so I will be smoking the rest of them, we will see if the construction is better on the rest of them and if so will update my rating, but as of now three stars due to construction not flavor.