Saxjazzman
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BOTLs and SOTLs,
Awhile back J&R came out with a bundle called La Flor De Baloney that was 'meant' to challenge RP Vintage series. After much discussion about it at CP we decided to spring for a bundle and pass it around to have different people review it. It was a lot of fun and the comments were noteworthy. There we developed a new term for cigars called 'Package Pressed' to indicate cigars that were crushed by the Postal Service due to poor packaging. That was my fault as I sent them poorly package but we managed to have a good laugh.
What I would like to propose is a regular bundle tasting about once every three months to develop a database of what bundles or low price cigars are bad, worse, or maybe even good. I would spring for a bundle about once a quarter and pass it around to see what people think about it. The problem is I would need tasters. I realize that this is calling for self sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. None of these will be most likely great smokes, but I hope two things will come out of this.
1) We develop a database so others can make some decision if they are interested in buying a particular brand
2) To enhance the spirit of exploration and go where no man has gone before
I know that there are review on some bundles all ready but what I propose is the following.
1) That there be five tasters to review the cigars they are given
2) That we rate the cigars IAW a modified rating system similiar to the one in Cigar magazine to standardize the ratings
To keep it simple, we would rate the cigars in three categories.
A) Appearance--How the cigar looks, how the pre-light smell is, the wrapper, etc.
B) Taste---How is the taste? Spicy, strong, bland, airball, etc. How did the taste progress, etc.
C) Construction---How did the cigar perform in terms of draw, burn, ash, etc.
To rate the cigars we would use a number from 5 to 10, 5 being one you would not even give Fidel to smoke and ten being a damm good cigar. The final rating number would be determined by the following:
A + B + (1.5)C divided by 3.5. This is similar to how Cigar Magazine does it but not the same. I realize that this is not perfect and there may be better ways but this would work also.
The cigars I would like to start the review with are the following:
1) Belinda
2) Indian Tabac Limited Reserve
3) Famous Nic Selection 3000
4) RP Factory Selects
5) Olor Nic
6) Famous Value Line Nic #300
Again, this will be a sacrifice for the tasters but I hope it will also be fun finding, maybe finding a keeper among the bad ones.
If you are interested please PM me your name and mailing address. The first five that I receive will be the tasters for the first batch listed above. I encourage both those that are new to cigars as welll as old timers so we can get a diverse perspective. The only requirement is that you smoke the cigars and post your honest results, either good or bad on the thread that I will start for each one.
I hope there is interest. Let the smoking begin!! :laugh:
ed: The tasters for these series are not committed to continue. Every series we would open up to new tasters.
Awhile back J&R came out with a bundle called La Flor De Baloney that was 'meant' to challenge RP Vintage series. After much discussion about it at CP we decided to spring for a bundle and pass it around to have different people review it. It was a lot of fun and the comments were noteworthy. There we developed a new term for cigars called 'Package Pressed' to indicate cigars that were crushed by the Postal Service due to poor packaging. That was my fault as I sent them poorly package but we managed to have a good laugh.
What I would like to propose is a regular bundle tasting about once every three months to develop a database of what bundles or low price cigars are bad, worse, or maybe even good. I would spring for a bundle about once a quarter and pass it around to see what people think about it. The problem is I would need tasters. I realize that this is calling for self sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. None of these will be most likely great smokes, but I hope two things will come out of this.
1) We develop a database so others can make some decision if they are interested in buying a particular brand
2) To enhance the spirit of exploration and go where no man has gone before
I know that there are review on some bundles all ready but what I propose is the following.
1) That there be five tasters to review the cigars they are given
2) That we rate the cigars IAW a modified rating system similiar to the one in Cigar magazine to standardize the ratings
To keep it simple, we would rate the cigars in three categories.
A) Appearance--How the cigar looks, how the pre-light smell is, the wrapper, etc.
B) Taste---How is the taste? Spicy, strong, bland, airball, etc. How did the taste progress, etc.
C) Construction---How did the cigar perform in terms of draw, burn, ash, etc.
To rate the cigars we would use a number from 5 to 10, 5 being one you would not even give Fidel to smoke and ten being a damm good cigar. The final rating number would be determined by the following:
A + B + (1.5)C divided by 3.5. This is similar to how Cigar Magazine does it but not the same. I realize that this is not perfect and there may be better ways but this would work also.
The cigars I would like to start the review with are the following:
1) Belinda
2) Indian Tabac Limited Reserve
3) Famous Nic Selection 3000
4) RP Factory Selects
5) Olor Nic
6) Famous Value Line Nic #300
Again, this will be a sacrifice for the tasters but I hope it will also be fun finding, maybe finding a keeper among the bad ones.
If you are interested please PM me your name and mailing address. The first five that I receive will be the tasters for the first batch listed above. I encourage both those that are new to cigars as welll as old timers so we can get a diverse perspective. The only requirement is that you smoke the cigars and post your honest results, either good or bad on the thread that I will start for each one.
I hope there is interest. Let the smoking begin!! :laugh:
ed: The tasters for these series are not committed to continue. Every series we would open up to new tasters.
