[Jason]

Aesthetics: 4.6
good looking cigar, dark brown wrapper of medium weight, markedly darker contrasting ligero visible in bunching from foot

Pre-light Construction: 4.6
very well put together, triple cap, well rolled, consistent 'give' throughout length, typical hard feel, not spongey but not what you would call tight, draws well

Post-light Construction/How it smoked: 5
smokes cool with volumes of smoke easily drawn, burns with a great even edge throughout, ash looked almost cuban at first, darker grey and layered. Flick off the ash and there's the stark white ash I was expecting from the flavor/strength.

NOTES Flavor and strength – 1st 1/3:
citrus and a mineral/metallic flavor would not normally be considered pleasant but these characteristics were balanced by a more earthy note that I can't identify but it certainly brought the sour and tannic flavors down to a level that made it interesting as opposed to offensive, the overall flavor was nice and the notes were distinct
NOTES Flavor and strength – 2nd 1/3:
more of the same with the more sour notes calming down even moreso, bringin the overal flavor more into the realm of a floral earthy vibe
NOTES Flavor and strength – Last 1/3:
same as second
Flavor and Strength: 3.5
I would put the strength of this cigar in the lower end of full

Aftertaste/Finish: 2.1
mouthfeel of the smoke was nice, flavor of the smoke was nice, but the finish was a real downer, just ash. Remarkable that the flavor could be so pleasant in the smoke and so poor on the finish, not sure I've ever run into this before and it could have had something to do with the fact that I had not had anything to eat or drink beforehand for 5 hours

Aroma: 3.5
smelled great in the air and I find myself sniffing my fingers still an hour later, just a touch of 'weird' in the air and on the fingers but all in all a great smell

General Comments:
If this cigar goes for under 4 bucks I'd keep it around for mindless smokes, nothing spectacular or inclined to put me into a meditative state but I'd puff away while occupied with other things and enjoy it for what it is

Overall score for the cigar: 77.6666666666667

Recommendation: recommended - if under $4


EDIT: caveat here, unusual smoking circumstances, lunch break and not taking notes. Review was done about an hour after the fact and there was not a whole lot of deep concentration going on during the smoke but I got it down for posterity nonetheless