I really enjoyed this smoke, but not as much as Le Carême. The shorter stick was more enjoyable, I found, but this one didn’t have the same development of amazing flavours as much as le Carême. This one starts a bit understated, and develops a nice deep profile of a bit of spices and white pepper, which is perhaps what I mistook about this one. It’s more about herbal baking I think, whereas Le carême is like raisins and a sweet butter tart. This one develops nicely and my favourite part was the second third, but found it grew a bit acrid for my tastes toward the end. Glad I tried a few different sticks to make sure I got a good one— very enjoyable from a spicier perspective, but not exactly what I was after. Worth trying. High quality stick, just note the difference between this and le Carême!