As the other reviewer said, this is NOT top-of-the line fancy-schmantzy stuff - but, then, I've never HAD that sort of caviar (only what friends have bought off the shelf at local grocery stores).  This is better than any of those, and it arrived super-quickly.  I served it at a New Year's Eve appetizer buffet at the home of friends, with a cream cheese/chive base, chopped hardboiled eggs, and ringed with chopped parsley and two types of rather plain crackers.  Everyone either loved it, or at least found it OK.  I would certainly buy it again if I'm ever asked to do a caviar appetizer in the future.  I'm only giving it four stars because it is NOT fancy gourmet caviar, but it has a relatively mild fishy taste, and is not too salty (and it's a very attractive bright red color).  I read on the Internet that you're not supposed to use metal utensils with caviar, so I prepared the appetizer presentation with rubber spatulas, and placed some plastic knives left over from a summer picnic around the edges of the platter.