4/5
Bona Vita Maduro
This one surprised me. Solid medium-body stick with a nice dark profile. You’d expect a bitter bite with a name like “Bona Vita Maduro,” but nope — this was smooth from the jump. Easy draw, deep cocoa and earth flavors, and just a hint of pepper toward the halfway mark. The torpedo shape made for a clean, tapered smoke that never got too hot. Construction was solid. Burn line wandered once but corrected itself without touch-up. This is the kind of budget stick that outperforms expectations — especially for daily rotation. View the full review on Steal and Ash — real smokes, real stories.
