The room note of the cigar is pleasant, it reminds me of my first time smoking the Undercrown Maduro in a lounge and the joy I experienced smelling the huge plumes of smoke filling the air with sweet maduro notes. The burn continues to correct itself and the smoke is still thick. The hotness of the smoke that I experienced in the first third went away slowly in the second third and is completely gone now. There is a different note that dominates the pallet in the last third, and it reminds me of potpourri. It is not a note that I would expect from this cigar so I was surprised. The absence of sweetness kind of bothers me and it could be the reason for pairing it with a sweet whiskey that is aged to the vibrations of Metallica songs. Behind that potpourri note, there is a foundation of earth, it was always there but morphed from dirt to espresso and then to more earthy note. The retro is very interesting if you can get past the peppery beginning. There is a savory caramel cream note mix with chocolate and baking spice. The finish also gets better in the last third with the earth being turned a notch and more chocolate and cream with a sweet tobacco moving in. You will also find some meaty notes throughout this cigar. It isn’t incredibly noticeable while smoking the cigar but once you have that note on your palate you realize it was there all along.