Patent ID: 8469038

Claim:
A method of fabricating a plurality of custom cigars from a single cigar comprising: (a) providing a cigar, the cigar comprising: (i) a cigar shell having a cylindrically shaped or tubular shell; (ii) the shell having a longitudinal axis and bore with first and second longitudinal ends, and a first tobacco filler in the shell; (iii) the shell comprised of a pair of separable sheets, having first and second sheets; (iv) a light glue seal that holds the shell together; (v) wherein a user can grip the shell at the first and second ends, twist in opposite directions which directions are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, causing the shell to open and the first and second sheets to separate; and (vi) a package that contains the shell; (b) removing the shell from the package; (c) gripping the shell on the first and second ends; (d) twisting the first and second ends in opposite directions in directions substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, causing the light glue seal to break, the shell to open, and the first and second sheets to separate; (e) forming a first custom cigar with the first sheet; and (f) forming a second customer cigar with the second sheet.