Well I was surprised but this CAO Brazilia Amazon is a damned good cigar. Great construction. Nice firm draw, lots of smoke. Ash is a nice gray color, and is nice and firm. The taste so far is not very complex, just a nice black coffee taste with undertones that I am still trying to place a finger on. So far no bitterness or heavy finish. I think I still prefer my Toranos, but for a big ringed maduro, so far this is one of my favorites. More so than the LGC serie R's. Still need to try one more of them before I send the rest out to Treamane. Definitely a try, but a little more costly than a good Torano or Padron.