This stick is a little rustic looking, the wrapper is dark and oily with a little vein to it. Pre light aroma is strong loaded with tobacco scent. From the very fist draw, you notice there is something different about the aroma, must be the pecan wood. Kind of reminds me wood smoking some succulent swine on a pit. The tastes are very straightforward of high quality tobacco, nice and strong with no bite. The burn and draw are perfect, smoked down to my fingernails. Very satisfying smoke.