The blend is different from the older ones. The new ones are ok. Nothing to jump up and down about, but smokeable. Personally, I'd spend my money on something else, plenty of other cigars in that same price range that have more complex profiles and that don't have nuances of lawn clippings. But, I guess if you want 50-54 rg cigars in that price range, it's one of the few, possibly only, option(s).