Aroma is light notes of hay and tobacco sweetness. Cold draw notes are also light with cocoa, earth, black pepper, and hay. First draw is strong black pepper and spice overwhelming any other notes. Definitely will clear the sinuses. Luckily it mellows a bit into the first third. Pepper and spice still there on the back and retrohale. But notes of earth, dry hay, cocoa, coffee beans, and a hint of dark dried fruit sweetness come in. Has bit of leather on the lips. Second third mellows a bit more but but the flavors stay consistent. Final third doesn't change much except intermittent hints of citrus zest and the pepper and spice pick up a little. First impressions weren't great with the overwhelming pepper and spice but this stick is worth sticking it out. Has a good complexity and has a lot of thick smoke. Ash is pretty flaky in the first and second third. Overall a great stick