very nice,a true little taste of cuba and quite spicy,they made my tongue tingle nicely.around the 10 minute mark to smoke give or take a few.a bit tight to draw off as they are a solid little bugger and i had problems myself keeping them lit also as other people have said.other than that they are excellent for a mini and have many flavours in them bordering from fresh woodsy aromas to deep spicy sandalwood scents ,and definatly a tingler even around the lips.lovely fresh spice fragrance off the top and seeping into the room.one or two of mine started to unravel just a tiny bit towards the end but it was no biggie as it is fairly natural to have the occasional one do this i suppose.i am unsure but i think these are machine made but they do definatly look more like a handmade variety due to the difference in shapes which i liked a lot.a nice little every day pleasure of which i shall be indulgeing in again when i don't have time for a biggie!!!!