Not a bad cigar. It was not what I was expecting either. What comes to mind is an Opus-like cigar. It may be better than the #4 Opus I had, I'd like to compare the two next to each other.

Started out harsh and very peppery, then it mellowed into a salty, wood/oak flavor. Then about an inch later the pepper came back. Chunked it about halfway. Decent cigar and fairly complex.

B+