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Blind Reviews Thread
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cgraunke
BoM March '14
Alex,
I'd be willing to send a more "budget minded" batch out for review as long as Brothers will smoke them and give their honest reviews/opinions. Well, maybe not ALL budget... Gotta keep it interesting, too, right?!
Think anyone would bite?
-Clint
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2
Blind Review: B3
Smoke Time: 7:40 - 8:50
Size: Belicoso
Construction & Appearance: Cigar has a reddish brown wrapper with a nice oily sheen. It does have a couple major veins and a few chips in the wrapper along the seams, neither affected the burn. The cap is nicely applie
First 3rd: Cigar starts off with a very mild, sweet cedar taste. I'm also getting something I've never gotten in a cigar before, a medicinal taste very similar to black licorice. Even though I'm not a fan of the candy, this was a very pleasant taste in a cigar. Leather starts to come through towards the end of the first 3rd.
Second 3rd: The burn started to get a little wonky but it auto corrected itself pretty quickly. Leather is picking up and the cedar is starting to fall into the back ground. Getting some spice on my tongue but one minute it's there the next it's gone, a couple draws later and it's back again.
Final 3rd: Getting a good bit of roasted coffee coming through. The leather is still present but the cedar has died away.
Final Thoughts: Very enjoyable for a morning cigar. Would definitely smoke again.
Score: 89/100
Smoke Time: 7:40 - 8:50
Size: Belicoso
Construction & Appearance: Cigar has a reddish brown wrapper with a nice oily sheen. It does have a couple major veins and a few chips in the wrapper along the seams, neither affected the burn. The cap is nicely applie
First 3rd: Cigar starts off with a very mild, sweet cedar taste. I'm also getting something I've never gotten in a cigar before, a medicinal taste very similar to black licorice. Even though I'm not a fan of the candy, this was a very pleasant taste in a cigar. Leather starts to come through towards the end of the first 3rd.
Second 3rd: The burn started to get a little wonky but it auto corrected itself pretty quickly. Leather is picking up and the cedar is starting to fall into the back ground. Getting some spice on my tongue but one minute it's there the next it's gone, a couple draws later and it's back again.
Final 3rd: Getting a good bit of roasted coffee coming through. The leather is still present but the cedar has died away.
Final Thoughts: Very enjoyable for a morning cigar. Would definitely smoke again.
Score: 89/100
King Kill 33
BoM Dec '13
Thanks for this Alex. It was great and it did what I hoped it would and made me realize that a cigar can taste good without a label on it, metaphorically speaking. FYI guys, the 601 Green Label Corona is going for $49.50 a box on Cigar Auctioneer right now. They have 30 at that price and only 14 have been bid on.
Thx again..
Thx again..
Awesome. Thanks again for doing this. I had a lot of fun doing the reviews.
I am going to sponsor this round of the blind reviews.
I am offering free cigars to willing participants. The bands will be removed, and replaced with home-made ones (something like "A1" and "C6", etc). You review them, I reveal them. Simple enough?
The emphasis on this thread is not to correctly guess what you are smoking (though you absolutely can). The emphasis is an honest review. What you liked, what you didn't like, would you want more, etc.
Rules
1. Minimum 6 months active on board.
2. Minimum 3 Trader Rating
3. You must post at least one review per week per cigar. So, if I send you 4 cigars... you have 4 weeks to complete the reviews. If you don't think that you can stick to that, don't sign up
4. I will send 1-5 unbanded cigars. There may be extra treats in there that don't require reviewing.
*5*. Not a rule, per say. But, I ask that you consider taking a "donor" position if you receive smokes and enjoy the experience. (Example later)
Outgoing: KoreanCowboy
1.
2.
3.
4.
If you would like to review unbanded smokes, quote the section above and add your name to the list. Once the list is full, the top name (in this case mine) will PM the recipients for their addresses.
I am offering free cigars to willing participants. The bands will be removed, and replaced with home-made ones (something like "A1" and "C6", etc). You review them, I reveal them. Simple enough?
The emphasis on this thread is not to correctly guess what you are smoking (though you absolutely can). The emphasis is an honest review. What you liked, what you didn't like, would you want more, etc.
Rules
1. Minimum 6 months active on board.
2. Minimum 3 Trader Rating
3. You must post at least one review per week per cigar. So, if I send you 4 cigars... you have 4 weeks to complete the reviews. If you don't think that you can stick to that, don't sign up
4. I will send 1-5 unbanded cigars. There may be extra treats in there that don't require reviewing.
*5*. Not a rule, per say. But, I ask that you consider taking a "donor" position if you receive smokes and enjoy the experience. (Example later)
Outgoing: KoreanCowboy
1.
2.
3.
4.
If you would like to review unbanded smokes, quote the section above and add your name to the list. Once the list is full, the top name (in this case mine) will PM the recipients for their addresses.
cgraunke
BoM March '14
Great job on picking this up! :thumbup:
BUMP.. There are free cigars involved here.... You can let me know how many you'd like to review, from 1-5 cigars.
I am going to sponsor this round of the blind reviews.
I am offering free cigars to willing participants. The bands will be removed, and replaced with home-made ones (something like "A1" and "C6", etc). You review them, I reveal them. Simple enough?
The emphasis on this thread is not to correctly guess what you are smoking (though you absolutely can). The emphasis is an honest review. What you liked, what you didn't like, would you want more, etc.
Rules
1. Minimum 6 months active on board.
2. Minimum 3 Trader Rating
3. You must post at least one review per week per cigar. So, if I send you 4 cigars... you have 4 weeks to complete the reviews. If you don't think that you can stick to that, don't sign up
4. I will send 1-5 unbanded cigars. There may be extra treats in there that don't require reviewing.
*5*. Not a rule, per say. But, I ask that you consider taking a "donor" position if you receive smokes and enjoy the experience. (Example later)
Outgoing: KoreanCowboy
1. mdwest
2. Hoshneer
3.
4.
If you would like to review unbanded smokes, quote the section above and add your name to the list. Once the list is full, the top name (in this case mine) will PM the recipients for their addresses.
I am offering free cigars to willing participants. The bands will be removed, and replaced with home-made ones (something like "A1" and "C6", etc). You review them, I reveal them. Simple enough?
The emphasis on this thread is not to correctly guess what you are smoking (though you absolutely can). The emphasis is an honest review. What you liked, what you didn't like, would you want more, etc.
Rules
1. Minimum 6 months active on board.
2. Minimum 3 Trader Rating
3. You must post at least one review per week per cigar. So, if I send you 4 cigars... you have 4 weeks to complete the reviews. If you don't think that you can stick to that, don't sign up
4. I will send 1-5 unbanded cigars. There may be extra treats in there that don't require reviewing.
*5*. Not a rule, per say. But, I ask that you consider taking a "donor" position if you receive smokes and enjoy the experience. (Example later)
Outgoing: KoreanCowboy
1. mdwest
2. Hoshneer
3.
4.
If you would like to review unbanded smokes, quote the section above and add your name to the list. Once the list is full, the top name (in this case mine) will PM the recipients for their addresses.
I'd love to play. Really enjoyed reading the last round and think this will help me pay attention to the small details rather than the fancy names/labels. Thanks for hosting this KC
Thanks Chief! I appreciate it.
All spots filled! Thanks for joining guys. I'll PM everyone.
Well done KC. I can't wait to see some of these reviews.
So, it appears KoreanCowboy has decided to leave BOTL (his farewell here: http://www.botl.org/community/forum...-brotherhood?p=1292447&viewfull=1#post1292447). Sorry guys.
That opens up the "sponsor" side of this again. If nobody wants to do that, I'll send some blind smokes to:
1. mdwest
2. Hoshneer
3. Chief StrongLeaf
4. cory1234
I don't want anybody left high and dry.
I'll give this 72 hours before taking the next step.
That opens up the "sponsor" side of this again. If nobody wants to do that, I'll send some blind smokes to:
1. mdwest
2. Hoshneer
3. Chief StrongLeaf
4. cory1234
I don't want anybody left high and dry.
I'll give this 72 hours before taking the next step.