Okay here goes. Both sticks were petit corona size I think. About 4-4.5" by about 42-44ish, with stick 1 being a bit longer. Both had some wrapper damage, but I think that was because they didn't have wrappers. Also, both wrappers seemed a little dry, but that was probably my fault as I only let them sit in my humi for a few days.

A picture with my cutter and lighter for comparison:


Stick 1:
Prelight draw was tight, couldn't pick up much flavor, but I usually can't prelight. A slight tingle on the tip of the tongue.

The taste was interesting, throughout the smoke there seemed to be a woody-type base. In the first third I noticed what seemed like black pepper, but without a lot of kick. There was also a slight ammonia taste, but not enough to make it seem harsh.
After that, the woody taste prevailed, but it took forever to pin it down. Finally I think it came out as sandalwood, which reminded me of the first time I was in Iraq and got some sandalwood foot powder, which I loved.

It was a medium to med-full strength cigar, and it got better as I smoked it. It started to get hot with about an inch left, so I tossed it because I hated to finish a cigar on a bad note.

Stick 2:
Prelight draw was very good, almost loose. Again not much flavor.

This smoke was very mild. I couldn't really taste anything. Maybe that was because I tried to smoke them both close together, even though I ate a snack in between. I really couldn't taste anything, let alone transitions.

Again, this was a very mild cigar. I pitched it with a little more than an inch left because I was starting to get bored.

Overall, based on construction, I'd say stick 2 was the more expensive cigar. However I definitely liked the flavor of stick 1 better, so I don't know which way to go on this one. I think my final result will be that stick 1 was the more expensive smoke, and I got one with a bad draw.

Let me know how I did Dan, and thanks again for the generous extras.