in March/April of 2000 I bought three boxes of these, the Descartes size, and have put them away in the cabinet. Last night I treated myself to one, and this was pure heaven. Perfect construction, these have the best and most durable cameroon wrappers I have seen, very durable cameroon wrapper as it stayed strong but soft and moist during the entire smoke, no cracks or peeling, and perfectly rolled. It was an incredibly cool and smooth smoke, in fact I received burst of flavor while barely noticing the smoke in my mouth. It is the most inobtrusive smoke I have had, it is hard to explain, but even with big puffs, the smoke stayed very cool and I hardly noticed it there, but the flavor was fantastic and very rich, and I smoked it down to the band without any taste of bitterness. To think I have three boxes of these in my cabinet all aged at least a year, the future is looking good.