Smoked my first at the local tobaccy today and it was lovely. A Darth Vader looking stick that had a nice and tight construction but had an easy draw.

The ash would not fall off, in fact I was able to stand it upright on its ash in when it was an inch long. Nice tight ash...

Flavor? I'm not good at ID-ing them. Not as spicy as the eXtremes or not as sweet as the anny maduros. Somewhere in between. A little bit sweet but also a little bit picante.

Enjoyed it to the nub.

Craig I have to agree with you as far as not being able to describe the flavor like some of the pros. I do it this way. Either I like the way they taste and smell or I don't smoke it. I am hooked on CAO haven't found one that I did not like. I bought one of those Anacondas but that will have to sit and wait until my birthday. MX2 do rock but I might be prejudiced...Charlie

I smoked a Mx2 a couple days ago, My first. As I passed the first draw through my nose it brought tears to my eyes. I thought to myself " Now that's a spicy meatball ! " But it settled in pretty quickly and smoothed itself out. However the spice was consistent throughout. I did enjoy it, altough I don't believe this is a breakfast stick.

Like y'all, I finally smoked my first MX2 this evening. (Someone sent it to me in a trade, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, whoever you were!)

Enjoyed every last bit I could, while grilling some chops. I also noticed that the ash almost had to be forced off the cigar! As with some on this board, I am not fluent with the flavors and such, but I will say this:

DAMN GOOD SMOKE!

Took me til my 3rd to get one I enjoyed. First two were just not special. The third...maybe more age?....was the way it was supposed to be.

CAO don't bullsh!t around!!!!