I have had a chance to smoke several of these now. In my opinion, so far the best new stick of the year. I think you will find it to be more mild and less spicy than the norm for Pepin. It is a nice medium bodied, well blended stick. It burns wonderfully, and draws like a smoke stack I thought it was a nice departure from the characteristic "Pepin flavor" that you get in most of his sticks. I am a huge Pepin fan and really enjoyed this one. Enjoy.