I honestly doubt many people around here have tried many new NC Partagas cigars. General Cigar Co doesn't inspire confidence in terms of putting out high quality tasty cigars. The price point is wack at $16 for a robo, at that price you can grab damn near any good cigar on the market. The Salamone comes in at $18 and at that price why not just shell out a few more bucks for a Padron Family Series? You at least know that will be good. If you're looking for something new to try out I'd recommend the Tatuaje TAA 2015 or Tatuaje Hyde which both just recently dropped. Or wait for the soon to be released Warped Corto X50, you can grab a box of those for the same price as 10 of the Partagas.