Dixie's Full-Spectrum Contest

[dixieland_conjunction]

OK the pass is home

Now on to the blind taste test contest :thumbs:

FINAL Standings

Trombone - 95 - Mayorga Gordito '01 - Sheriff Buck
Dyno - 92 - Sancho Panza Dulcinea - MonkeyK
Solar - 91 - Maxim d'Paris - Paul S
Ground - 89 - Punch Rare Corojo Rothchild EMS - servebig
Spice 85 - VR Unicos - MMM
Jelly Roll - 67 - AVO Corona - phishy
Chile' 55 - Oliva "O" Nat - Psyktek
Morel - 0 - La Luna LHB Maddie - ricmac25


I've decided how to make this a 1-for-1 contest:

The prize will be given to Craig as follows...

I'm adding all my estimated costs together (counting the -$10 as $10) for a total $44.50. I'm going to put together a prize package with equal value :thumbs: Sound fair?


Comment on my reviews at will

Cheers,
Dixie

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

Code word:
Dyno

Appearance:
Outstanding. A nice mid-shade Cameroon.

Construction:
Firm and even

Burn:
Even

Ash Color:
Light gray

Draw
Perfect!

Prelight Aroma
Pretty bad

Lit Aroma
Forgetable

Strength
Medium

Percentage Smoked
70

Taste
Simply put – great.

Overall
Seems like a daily-smoke ISOM

Recommend ?
Absolutely

Score
92

Estimated cost
$5.00

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

Code word:
Ground

Appearance:
Fair. A rough cap.

Construction:
Slightly box-pressed

Burn:
Uneven

Ash Color:
Light gray

Draw
Nice

Prelight Aroma
Goooood

Lit Aroma
Also good

Strength
Medium

Percentage Smoked
60

Taste
A little peppery, but still kinda’ bland

Overall
A decent good/decent domestic (?). If a cut-rate price, I’d consider picking up a box.

Recommend ?
Probably

Score
89

Estimated cost
$3.50

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

Code word:
Morel

Appearance:
Good

Construction:
Outstanding

Burn:
N/A

Ash Color:
N/A

Draw
A tad tight

Prelight Aroma
BAD

Lit Aroma
Even worse

Strength
Rat Poison

Percentage Smoked
<10

Taste
I wish I hadn’t

Overall
Uhhhhh, I really hope this one was a joke ???

Recommend ?
What do you think?

Score
Unscoreable – 0?

Estimated cost
- $10.00. I would take a dime less to light up another

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

Code word:
Jelly Roll

Appearance:
Fair. Veiny

Construction:
Fair. Soft in spots

Burn:
Very uneven – canoeing

Ash Color:
Dark gray

Draw
Plugged

Prelight Aroma
Forgettable

Lit Aroma
Slightly offensive

Strength
Mild

Percentage Smoked
30

Taste
Bleh/bland

Overall
Too inconsistent to comment

Recommend ?
Naw

Score
67

Estimated cost
$2.50

 

[ricmac25]

if only I could remember my secret code word, LOL :lookup:

 

[psyktek]

Are these all of them? IF I remember my code word correctly (at my age, always a gamble), mine's not in there.

 

[vewyphishy]

if only I could remember my secret code word, LOL :lookup:

Dang, me too. It's been a while... you got the list, right Dixie?

 

[lucasbuck]

I can't remember my code word either

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

Relax guys.... I have the list. :thumbs:

Obviously, my attempt at creating suspense worked famously :sign:


I have 5-6 more to do. I've just been slacka bout getting the reviews up here.

When I'm done with all of them, I'll reveal their identities.

Cheers,
Dixie

 

[psyktek]

You DAWG, you!!

 

[MonkeyK]

:lookup: MORE! MORE! :lookup:

I need to know if what I sent you is any good

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

:lookup: MORE! MORE! :lookup:

I need to know if what I sent you is any good

I'm working on it. I'll have one today and tomorrow for sure

Cheers,
Dixie

 

[CoventryCat86]

:lookup: MORE! MORE! :lookup:

I need to know if what I sent you is any good

Yours was "Morel"

:sign:

 

[MonkeyK]

:lookup: MORE! MORE! :lookup:

I need to know if what I sent you is any good

Yours was "Morel"

:sign:

I hope not...
But I can't really remember for sure which one it was, so I'm dying to see the final results.

edit to add
Oh yeah, how many are there total?

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

There are 5 remaining - including the one I've just clipped :thumbs:

I'll do my absolute best to have the contest completed by next sunday night

The contest sticks must be reviewed:
- at night
- before a meal
- with water only
- the fist of the day

Cheers,
Dixie

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

Code word:
Trombone

Appearance:
Wrinkled wrapper and cap

Construction:
PERFECT! Exact firmness and consistency I love :thumbs:

Burn:
Slightly uneven, but the pace was perfect

Ash Color:
Medium gray - had it at 3"

Draw
Very good

Prelight Aroma
Bad and strong

Lit Aroma
Nice with tons of smoke

Strength
Medium

Percentage Smoked
90

Taste
Reminds me of VSGs

Overall
WOW! What a great creamy cigar!

Recommend ?
Without hesitation

Score
95

Estimated cost
$7.50

 

[dixieland_conjunction]

Code word:
SACD

Appearance:
Outstanding

Construction:
Good

Burn:
After, many, many corrections – still uneven

Ash Color:
Wrapper collored - it didn't burn

Draw
Concrete - a .01% draw

Prelight Aroma
yummmmm

Lit Aroma
Wouldn’t know ???

Strength
Medium

Percentage Smoked
10

Taste
What I could get was AWESOME

Overall
What a waste to have something this good with issues. I would LOVE to have another of these without a draw problem.

Recommend ?
I can’t say

Score
85 even with the problems

Estimated cost
$5.50

 

[ricmac25]

so how are we doing on this?

 

[lucasbuck]

Dixie will finish it up this weekend :thumbs: