Worth the money? Depends on how curious you are. If you really want to find out, try it for yourself. My suggestion with this size, let it sit in your humidor for a while, the 2 I had back in early September were kind of green at the time and needed some humidor time. I'm waiting for a reason to smoke the other 2... For the money, smoke an Ashton VSG or better yet, Padron Anniversario, much better cigars in my opinion.