The first couple of these sticks I smoked were great . . . excellent draw, great flavor, etc. But once I got these out of the "fresh pack" I noticed that the cap of the cigars was soft and squishy, and it was difficult to get them out of the cellophane wrapper. When I cut the cigar using a V-cutter, it was SUPER soft. I did a cold draw to see how the draw was, and it appeared to be tight. I thought that once I lit it, maybe it would improve. These cigars taste amazing, but the draw was terrible. I even used a draw tool to open up the cigar a bit, but that did not help at all. Three of these cigars in a row have been the exact same - great flavor, terrible draw and an overall unpleasant experience. I just got to my office and checked the remaining couple of these cigars I have in my humidor, and the cap is, again, soft and squishy to the touch. My humidor is sitting at 69% humidity and temp is at 67 degrees. The other sticks in the humidor are not soft and squishy, so I am thinking I just got a bad batch of these cigars. I have purchased 10 of these cigars, and so far, the majority of them are not good. I really like the La Aroma de Cuba brand, so this experience has been really disappointing.

The Especial was my pick of the samplers