It's a great smoke IMHO. Starts out smooth then gets real powerful as you get to the middle. I had the opportunity to meet with the son of the Ozenger family, ( I assume you know that CAO is the initials of the company founder) and he told me that with the Odyssey, they fold the cigar leafs in half and all of the tips of the leafs are in the middle. The tips have the most flavor, so you have "double the power. A really unique cigar, I have 1-2 saved. You shoudl enjoy it.