Finally got a chance to smoke a Cuesta Ray Stanford Reserve (Pyramid No. 9, Natural) from our local B&M ($7).

The packaging is impressive as it has a long gold sleeve with one band at the head and one band at the foot of the cigar. The cameroon wrapper has a nice oily sheen to it. A+ for outer appearance. The pre-light puff had some sweet cedary notes and it gave a near perfect draw with minimal cutting of the head. The intial post-light puffs were smooth and mellow with flavors of earth, licorice, and a touch of sweetness. It produced ample amounts of smoke and maintained a near perfect draw throughout the entire cigar. The ash was a nice light gray throughout and held for a good 2" before falling on its own.

The burn line was slightly wavy but never came close to needing a touch up. The flavors of earth, licorice, and slight bit of sweetness were consistent throughout the cigar and became stronger as the burn approached the head of the cigar. The cigar had flavors that I tasted in the back and side portions of my tongue, not that the cigar was sour or bitter, but that's where I tasted it. Overall, the cigar had a medium flavor profile and was probably medium bodied. I smoked the cigar to the nub in about 1hr 15min. These are tough to find online, so if you come across any I would pick up a few. This is my favorite cameroon thus far. I would give it a 9 out of 10 for a cameroon. Excellent smoke!