Not too bad! It did improve with 6 month's age. Unfortunately, they decreased the box size from 25 to 20 and are charging approximately the same price. The Originale is currently $43.95 a box of 20, and I think I paid $39.95 a box of 25 when JR was dumping the old box size. I absolutely bristle when they decrease the box size in order to jack the price. It's like the cigar manufacturers think we are stupid. Maybe we are. ???