I just started smoking this blend and so far I really love it and wonder why I never tried it before. Thanks Jim (jiminks) for recommending it over Elizabethan based on my criteria of strength and flavorfulness. With the buy-4-get-25%-off sale at smokingpipes, DNR was actually cheaper than its alleged clone Escudo. I read a number of people think DNR is a tad sweeter and less spicy, and that's more along the lines of my taste. Indeed I find DNR nice and sweet if sipped respectful of VAs tendency to lose flavor and bite if puffed too hard. And using the fold-and-stuff method I find gives a slower, cooler and more flavorful smoke with DNR than rubbed out.