It's sweeter than I expected. Maybe like sweetness left on your lips from a real cigar. Doesn't really taste like smoking a cigar to me. Very limited experience with cigars, but all I've had have been a bit acrid and left more of a tingly/burning sensation in my mouth more than a flavor. Most likely I just smoked it wrong. But the SC Cigar isn't bad. I'm more keen on smoky and authentic tasting tobaccos though.