It's almost a shame to light such a beautiful cigar, but that is the glorious fate of any good smoke. It lights up easily, and right away puffs start to generate plenty of white, almost bluish, smoke. There is a good amount of black pepper spice to start with, and right away I can feel mellow undertones of cocoa. A pleasant sweetness seems to cleanse the palate and prepare it for another wave of spice in between puffs....
This is a big cigar, a full 60 ring gauge, so the light took a little more effort. The cigar also feels really light. It burned unevenly right off the bat....