Cigar #1
5 x 50 torpedo shaped robusto
med brown wrapper with small veining, no soft spots were detected pre-light. Pre-light flavor was not overpowering and presented mainly tobacco flavors with maybe a little leather. The smoke cut and lit very easily with my guillotine and bic.

Flavor on this smoke remained the same the entire way, though the strength did pick up about the mid-point. Though I can't really describe the flavors too well yet, this is a familiar profile, somewhat dry and nutty. This stick softened up dramatically during smoking and by the 1/2 way point was almost spungy feeling.

All in all a good smoke, produced lots of smoke and never got bitter or unpleasant.

Cigar #2
6 x 50 toro shape
Med-brown wrapper, small veins with a firm feel and no soft spots detected. Pre-light flavor was sweet tobacco. Same cutter and lighter as #1 with the same results. The burn on this stick was uneven throughout and required a couple of touch ups. The ash was pretty flaky as well and needed to be ashed a few times before I wanted to. The flavor was pretty good, though it was pretty mild for my tastes.

About half-way through the burn became very uneven and some tunneling started. I killed it about 2/3 of the way through as it was just not an enjoyable experience at this point.

Thanks for the sticks Feldspar, I appreciate the opportunity. I will have to guess that cigar #1 is the more expensive of the two.