So I got a 6 pack sampler straight from Gene Arganese about 2 months ago...in it was a Double Wrap Churchill. Here is my review on it:

Construction: looks great, feels nice, not too many oils

Pre-light draw: a little on the loose side for me, but not too bad

1/3: When this thing got lit it immediately tasted harsh...very grassy and young tasting, not really any good flavors standing out

2/3: never picked up, still young and grassy, very uneven burn

3/3: let it urn out before i even got to it

Overall: This was a very bad cigar IMHO...it had strong flavors of grass and that "toooo young" taste...the burn was also very uneven.

I cut it open to see what the filler was like inside of it and guess what i found...parts of the tobacco leaves inside the cigar were still green!! I will never smoke another Arganese cigar again...i put this cigar out about half-way into the 2nd third, i wanted to give it a chance to pick up but it never did, it only got worse...very disappointing because of how nicely the cigar looked before i torched it

I bought some at a cigar dinner almost a year ago and have been letting them age. (They were hand rolled at the event so very young!)

I was a bit leary of them then I saw CAO was making a "barber pole" too. I will try them letar on this summer but I won't be expecting much.

Thanks for the review!

The Arganese cigar line is a work in progress - I think Gene probably jumped in a little too quick. He has a lot of great resources at his disposal and word on the street is that he is working on some fantastic blends for next year. Don't write his smokes off completely just yet.

Yeah Rasta, I agree. Gene is working on things. I tried the Double wrap in January at his house and it was not harsh nor grassy. As for his new products...the CL and ML cubed the ones I have had were great even though we took them out of his aging room so they were a bit young. Monday night we'll be herfing with Gene and try them again.