Thanks to Chris (Cwilhemi) for sending me a nice package (including two of these!), I had the opportunity to try this cigar..It's advertised on CigarsInternational.com (sister site of C-Bid) and in the catalog as reminiscent of the original cubans with hints of vanilla or cream soda, if I remember correctly...I lit this baby up not really expecting much of it..looks like any other boring "you see one you've seen them all" bundle cigar and was pleasantly surprised..I definitely detected some kind of vanilla taste but I'm pretty convinced that the tobacco is NOT flavored and has this characteristic because of the blending of the tobaccos...Medium bodied..It's definitely a hint of vanilla and the cigar developed into this vanilla zone from the first light to the 1/2 way point..after that, it became a little fuller bodied and stayed this way throughout the rest of the cigar (I let it finally die with less than one inch left), but from the 1/2 point to the one inch, it still continued to change its flavor profile a bit and never got boring...I was really impressed with the overall quality of this smoke and will definitely purchase a bundle..The first one was so good, I was about to light the second one right after finishing the first but waited until the next night to light it up (BTW, the second one was very similar...Consistency Goooood!)
Keith
