I haven't smoked an R & J in some time and then, usually the "Bully." I won a fiver of the Cedro on C-Bid and smoked one on my way into work this morning (yes, I work on Sundays. I have to pay for those sticks somehow.) This is one really nice cigar. Good taste with strong notes of cedar and caramel. Complex as well with impeccable construction. It's a nice-looking cigar with no seams, firm ash, lots of smoke and no touch up (with an even burn.) To tell the truth, I prefer this stick over the Padrons I have smoked, although I have never smoked the 1926 Padron.