After getting a Partagas Sampler I really liked the Extra Fuerte and got this box. It is a smooth but fairly strong cigar. My only complaint was that the first one out of the box unraveled a bit as I go towards the end. No other ones have done that since so I chalk it up to living in the high desert of Denver. I also found it a bit odd that these were longer and skinnier than the Clasico Toro,