Its predominant flavor is one of a light bitterness, but nothing that's intolerable. It is definitely not as sweet as a Dunhill, for example. Also, the cigar has a very nice draw to it. There is no need to pull really hard in order to taste a small fraction of the cigar. As for the cigar's construction, it was one of rather high quality. The burn was definitely acceptable. Measures 5 1/4 X 44