Far be it from me to praise a mass produced cigar, BUT, this cigar is not bad at all. Maybe you panty-waists can't handle the Brazilian wrapper. I will say, this is one ugly looking cigar and the band design is pathetic, but on taste, it's nice. A nice medium-bodied smoke (kind of has a brussel sprouts taste to it, maybe that's why you guys don't like it, flashbacks from when your mom forced you to choke those things down). It had an even white ash all the way down, but finished a little bit short, or maybe I got bored with it... Very little aftertaste, but a one-note cigar. If you are into a cigar that's consistent the whole way, this one's for you. It's not a bad smoke, not one I'd refuse, but not one I'd buy by the box. I'd give it an 84 on the CA scale, and a 3.9 on the SMOKE scale.