I still have a corona that was given o me. I haven't smoked it yet. Hoerver, the Brazilias I've had I love. likewise, the MX2 and the CAO Maduro were very nice smokes. I haven't had problems with draw at this point. This of course says nothing about the gold version. I do feel thay are a bit overpriced with all of the other great choices out there, but I still buy them.