I don't mean to top an old thread...but I'm new here and came across this
Gene makes some great cigars. I run some cigar events in the Midwest, and he either attends them or donates product. I have been lucky enough to go to his spot in the Dominican, as well as his HQ in Rhode Island, which is literally right on the beach.
I smoke alot of cigars, and I get plenty of Arganese, I think they are worth every penny...dollar for dollar they are some of the best cigars in the world...
I am a litlte biased, but life's too short to smoke cigars that you don't like, even if they're free!