Anyone try these? Seems an interesting concept, at the very least. Though I'm not sure if the Gurkha's or Graycliffs were actually rolled with this intent in mind, or if it was rigged up after shipping; it seems like it could make for a really great afternoon if rolled right (image cropped by me - took out logo). They say you can clip it in half, or smoke the entire thing. I'm not too sure about that, since I've tried clipping 8" cigars in half before, thinking that I could make 2 smaller ones, and it turns out there's something about the way a cigar is rolled that makes the 2 halves smoke much hotter than they ever would have if a person hadn't clipped it in half and just smoked the 8"

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When I saw those my first thought is that it's not to be smoked as one cigar. It's supposed to be cut in half and smoked as two cigars. By shipping it like that though, they only have to pay tax as if it's one cigar rather than two.

Yes these do work. In fact, I was on the design team which engineered some of the specifications that make it work. Currently, it is being patented. Like some suggested, usually cutting a cigar in half does not work because on of the halves will always come unraveled. I cant tell you how this one was done differently to help prevent against it, but I can tell you it works. That said, you cant handle it to roughly or cut it crudely as that would present some problems for the design but if you cut it clearly you will have no problem. If you recall, Double Happiness used to be a cigar brand that is no longer made. Now the mark is meant to represent this new vitola rather than a particular blend. To get this first batch out and into the market, all sizes were done with brands made at AJ Fernandez's factory. A few rollers in his factory were trained on how to make them and it is the first use of this new concept and size.

I did see some comments on another website that these are just two cigars rolled seperate and put together foot to foot and attached with loose tobacco. This is incorrect. This whole thing is one giant cigar that can be smoked as one long "A' size but clipping both ends or cut in half to make two shorter, robusto size smokes. The entire cigar is rolled with a single wrapper leaf and was rolled as one huge stick.

These are not in the country yet but are scheduled to ship from Nicaragua this week for the first time ever. We will be stocking them at Cigar.com but I am not sure if they have been put on line yet. I can answer any questions about it, but many details about how they are made are top secret :)

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Is the sampler box shown in the picture how they will be sold Alex?

Or will they be made available in singles too?

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I want em! When will they be available and how much will I have I shell out for em??

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Alex Svenson:

I can answer any questions about it, but many details about how they are made are top secret :)

So are these long-filler or is short-filler?

How does cutting them alter flavor?

Can they be cut and then stored, or is it recommended they be stored whole?

Also, +1 to laker's question

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I like the idea. Might be hard to travel/take it some where. Probably best to use cigar scissors to cut em apart. I wonder if the new technique used to make em will change the profile any.

Kind of seems like a fad, and a fairly good way to get around Schip Tax.

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So, Alex . . . don't suppose you'd be willing to share that patent application number, eh? You know, the one that's used to look up the patent online?

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I'd buy a couple to try them out. something fun to have in the humi

I'm planning on buying the 10 cigar sampler and smoking them as is, no cutting. I can't wait to see the Ruination...I might not survive. :)

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It looks like the Arganeese Schip buster pack that had two robustos joined by an extra wrapper leaf to hold them together. Definitely interesting.

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This is just strange. What a buzz it has created in the cigar community though. Some think it is cool while others see it as gimmicky. I am on the fence and intrigued.

That is such a freaking cool idea .................. i love it .............. just to have one to show off would be sweet

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I guess you are right, once the patent gets filed and published it will have all the details in there. You can cut it in half, age them, smoke them. I will say in the year it took us to come up with it, I did find that the construction really holds up best under correct humidity. If these dont get stored correctly, cutting them in half becomes impossible because you are cutting the cigar right down the middle.

I will be the first to admit that it started as a bit of a gimic, but it grew on me. I have not been cutting them in half, but rather firing them up as a full 10 x 48. One lasted me almost the entire five hour car trip I took last week from Chicago to St. Louis. Definately made the car ride go faster, and that Ruination really kicked my but.

Not sure where they are going to be priced. I have not put them online yet and I probably wont get them for Cigar.com for a month or two when the second allocation comes out. They are available as a sampler box of 10 cigars as seen in the photo you guys provided but I also ordered some bundles of 10 without the box for a..... ummmm.... potential weekend sale type thing.

But like I said, IMHO, the guy that is going to enjoy these the most is the one that smokes it from end to end. Big time commitment, but man is it yummy. I used to love the old montecriso A from Cuba back when I when I did not know any better and wasted my money on cuban cigars.

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