Not sure if it was because I smoked a pipe before smoking it but it was pretty bland to me. Light toast and a tiny bit of spice was all I could get out of it. Burn was horrible too but it was very windy.
Back when I first started I had a gold that I didn’t think was bad. I remember it being creamy and nutty and pepper throughout the way but didn’t build up just a nice finish but again that was right when I started. It’s interesting how you can love a stick first time and have it again and hate it.