This 5.5×42 stick features a dark brown firmly packed wrapper with minimal veins, tight invisible seams, triple cap, oily buttery soft feel and a light hay aroma.  First light reveals a good draw with decent medium bodied smoke production.  Flavor is 100% artificial sugar from the sweetened tip.  The first third shows no change on the draw while the finish lets the sugar fade going to a heavy black pepper and tobacco.  The 1/2 way point hits at 30 minutes with the sweetened tip finally wearing off.  The natural flavors are mild-medium bodied showing just a straight tobacco, little bit of earth and nut with the pepper hanging around on the long finish.  The band did have a glob of glue that tore the wrapper slightly but the binder held.  Ending at 55 minutes the last third ramped up flavors to a medium-full with notes of vanilla, nut and straight tobacco with the pepper lingering on the finish with no strength. Thank you to isabelacigarcompany.com for sending this for review!