I started # 4 about 6:15 pm today. I had a Keystone Light or two after work to wind down.
I noticed a subtle box press shape to the cigar and the wrapper had a soft and dry feel to it. I noticed a pretty open pre light draw to it. The color had almost a reddish hue to it. 7/10
The first thing I noticed was a bitter cedar-woody flavor to it. Mine developed a pretty bad bleed to it that I tried to touch up with my lighter. The bitterness increased as did the bleed. I put it down to let it cool off for a second and write this review. 6/10
Ok, after tapping all the ash off and some creative lighter work the bleed had stopped but never did burn even. The bitterness had subsided a bit and it took on more of a leathery-nutty flavor. I think I got a bad one, the burn needed constant correction so it wouldn't get hot on only one side. I'm struggling...now its raining! I'm gonna lay it down again...5/10
So I pick it up again, great, the burn has evened out. The flavor has turned very nutty, like toasted almonds and cashews. The burn is wide open now so I can only take a couple of puffs every minute and a half or so or it overheats. I did nub it out though...7/10
Overall I think I got a bad one so maybe my review isn't quite fair. The bitterness and bleed took away points through the first two thirds. It burned a bit hot even at first which may have contributed to its bitterness. I guess I can only give it a 6.5 out of ten. Through no fault of the provider I think I got a badly rolled smoke, maybe I would give higher points on another.
6.5 out of 10!