The Evil Dr. Moki's Group Blind Taste Test #1

[bfreebern]

....nice to know I wasn't completely out in left field.... :laugh:

Me too, LOL. Pretty impressed that 7 out of the 8 got Cuban right.

 

[grateful1]

Nice!

Funny - it had a familiar taste....that 'dry' smoke I speak of...I get that with the Upmann's.

I don't smoke them often as they are not a cigar I am drawn too or enjoy.

The plug (opposed to the 'smoke') was what lead me to the age....I'll have to watch that for the rest of the reviews.

Thanks Andrew.

 

[mu mike]

Well done, gents. This is already a lot of fun and there are 9 more to go!

 

[Brickhouse]

Wow, hella fun, lol.

I think I need to shorten my reviews a bit from here on out, lol, I didn't know I would be the long winded one.

Sounds like B.B.S, Gary, and I were in agreement in some areas but I totally missed the boat on the age. Looking forward to #2!

 

[moki]

....nice to know I wasn't completely out in left field.... :laugh:

Me too, LOL. Pretty impressed that 7 out of the 8 got Cuban right.

I am as well! Probably helps that it'd be hard to think of a non-Cuban cigar that would fit this vitola, though... but taking nothing away from the group. 7/8 is a resounding consensus in terms of origin. Well done gents!

 

[junkman_56]

Bravo gentleman, bravo...

Great reviews and congrats to Smokyballs and Tone-ny for nailing it.

The reviews were a lot of fun to read.

and Moki, I'm in aw of the first cigar in the blind taste test. A Cuban H.Upmann Naturales tubos from the early 1980s.
Impressive, very impressive.

 

[moki]

and Moki, I'm in aw of the first cigar in the blind taste test. A Cuban H.Upmann Naturales tubos from the early 1980s.
Impressive, very impressive.

Gotta keep people on their toes.

After seeing what he smoked, Tone-ny cocks his head and says "So it's gonna be like that, dog? Aight, it's gonna be like that. Bring it!"

 

[tone-ny]

Gotta keep people on their toes.

After seeing what he smoked, Tone-ny cocks his head and says "So it's gonna be like that, dog? Aight, it's gonna be like that. Bring it!"

Well I'm up for reviewing aged cigars everyday :love: :thumbs:

 

[enerjay]

a guess Sorry have no Idea, however looking at it I wanted to say ISOM.


Looks like I should have stuck with my first guess.

 

[NorCalCigarLover]

Damn-it ...... I should of had the Marca, I had one a couple of years ago that looked exactly the same but it was a mid - early 90's Upmann.

My palate isn't in tune with aged Cubans as Moki guessed, and I don't smoke very many cigars with more than 10 years on them. I thought it was a well aged cigar but the lack of flavors that I was getting from it made me score it low. Also, not to be a pain in the ass, but when I guessed the price I was guessing on what price the cigar was on its release, not its current value. Was this released as a premium or everyday cigar?

This Blind Taste Test is very similar to the way we do blind wine tastings and your outcome can tell you a lot about your taste profile. At the end of this test it'll give each participant a great start to understanding your taste profile.

Great exercise Moki!

 

[NorCalCigarLover]

....nice to know I wasn't completely out in left field.... :laugh:

Me too, LOL. Pretty impressed that 7 out of the 8 got Cuban right.

I am as well! Probably helps that it'd be hard to think of a non-Cuban cigar that would fit this vitola, though... but taking nothing away from the group. 7/8 is a resounding consensus in terms of origin. Well done gents!

I was trying not to do any research on these cigars prior to sending in my results, no book searches, no google, nothing. I wanted to rely only on what I already know about cigars and not let anything else influence my tasting and ultimately my guess at the origin and marca. Even though I did measure the cigar I didn't want to research if HdM ever produced this vitola and if so when. I thought this would have influenced my final decisions as it did on cigar #2.

I haven't decided if I'll change this strategy with the remainder of the taste test.

 

[Infinity]

Excellent stuff, well done guys.

Sorry I missed this Moki...keep having fun guys.

Brian

 

[enerjay]

Well it's wait and see how I did time.

 

[bfreebern]

LOL, nicely done!

 

[denverdog]

Well it's wait and see how I did time.

:laugh: :laugh: Jay you are ridiculous! Love it.

 

[moki]

My palate isn't in tune with aged Cubans as Moki guessed, and I don't smoke very many cigars with more than 10 years on them. I thought it was a well aged cigar but the lack of flavors that I was getting from it made me score it low. Also, not to be a pain in the ass, but when I guessed the price I was guessing on what price the cigar was on its release, not its current value. Was this released as a premium or everyday cigar?

This Blind Taste Test is very similar to the way we do blind wine tastings and your outcome can tell you a lot about your taste profile. At the end of this test it'll give each participant a great start to understanding your taste profile.

You have a point, regarding "everyday" vs. "premium" -- I don't know what these sold for initially, but H.Upmann in general is what I'd consider to be a step above "everyday" in terms of the marca pricing in general.

But yes, you did it right, you're not supposed to be researching, measuring, etc. prior to writing your reviews!

 

[BlindedByScience]

But yes, you did it right, you're not supposed to be researching, measuring, etc. prior to writing your reviews!

...I've found it difficult to measure a cigar after I've smoked it. Maybe I've been doing it wrong all these years..... :laugh:

 

[enerjay]

With the review processes on its first leg, I would like to know what is you back ground in smoking cigars.

Example, Myself I have only been buying cigars buy the box for 3 years, been smoking for 6.

How about the rest of Moki's test subjects. How long have you been smoking cigars and storing your own.

 

[grateful1]

With the review processes on its first leg, I would like to know what is you back ground in smoking cigars.

Example, Myself I have only been buying cigars buy the box for 3 years, been smoking for 6.

How about the rest of Moki's test subjects. How long have you been smoking cigars and storing your own.

5+ years - thereabouts.

 

[bfreebern]

Almost 4 years.