Got it as a gift from a friend returning from a recent trip to Canada. Doubted it's authenticity until I smoked it and it had the ISOM's distinct taste. Smoked wonderfully! Even burn, nice full-bodied taste, great aroma. (Got two ashes from the entire smoke, each about 2 and 1/2 inches long) Then I got to the middle, the aroma became stenchy, but the flavor held up! Smoked the stinky stick till it became a nub burning my fingers. Upon post-smoke autopsy (a ritual of mine), I saw how masterfully these were made! The silky rosado wrapper wound it's way around the stick 1 and 1/2 times, there were 2 binders, and the filler was uniformly rolled! I have never dissected a cigar this well-made. Compared to other ISOMs, it would rank as a close number two pick, after the Cohiba Esplendido (when I get a real one). Falls short on complexity when compared to the Cohiba.
