i just had my first nub, Habano blend i loved it, sweet and in the best way an earthly/ nutty flavor. It had a good even burn... long burn my only grief was the afterwards, the stick was fairly fresh and well kept in the humidor but i had the "bad cigar after taste", but my guess is I put their ad to the test, and yes they do stand on a full ash, i never smoke a cigar with a inch to 2 inch ash on the end of it and i think thats what caused the after taste but other than that i cant wait to smoke my next one.