I've never been 'blown away' by any cigar... but then my top dollar cigar expenditure is about $35/5pk. I won't spend any more than that on rolled up rotting leaves. I tried a $12 Padron once. It was good but it wasn't what I'd call twice as good as a $6 cigar. I've smoked a bowl in my pipe and thought "Wow! This is the best blend EVAR" only to smoke the same blend in the same pipe 2 days later and have a 'meh' experience... so it wasn't the particular blend after all but just one of those magical moments.