I bought this sampler about a year ago. Used one of them for a "LONGEST ASH" contest.
Still didn't win. Stupid Taki.
I've smoked them both ways. Doing the full version is a pretty big commitment time wise and I did have to trim the end a couple of times (after the ash fell, of course) but it tasted fine. Neither the whole or the halves are true to the label, particularly the Graycliffs, but they aren't bad.