Headbanger Reverse Contest, Starting Reviews

[Wasch_24]

Yessir!

 

[caudio51]

Poor Steve, get's all this shit for having a contest!






Damn his contests are hard! :rofl:

 

[Wasch_24]

i'll say one thing though, his contest sure are memorable.

 

[cvm4]

Haha, ya'll gave him shit for nothing. It was obvious to me that ya'll can't READ :grin:

 

[goin' fer smoke]

I'm gullible, I mean game... I won't get home from work until 8:30pm EST hope this doesn't interfere with the contest.

 

[Headbanger]

I should be posting the rules on my first post Friday right around lunch 12:30pm and will allow people to sign up at that time if interested. I only posted the thread Thursday for those brothers and sisters that are not on all the time an extra day to check it out. I hope to have a diverse group of people by doing so.

 

[Irritech]

:rofl:



Suprise! I win. :hysterica

This is hilarious! I bout fell outta my chair. :applause:

 

[tobby4]

yea they are memorable cause they go on for months at a time

 

[goin' fer smoke]

Damn, I will be at work and cannot sign up... oh welll... I suck at contests... am always left sweeping up the elephant crap at the end of the parade.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x62A4OWCs68[/YOUTUBE]​

 

[jmatkins]

OK I am home today lets see what this thing is about.

 

[Wasch_24]

I should be posting the rules on my first post Friday right around lunch 12:30pm and will allow people to sign up at that time if interested. I only posted the thread Thursday for those brothers and sisters that are not on all the time an extra day to check it out. I hope to have a diverse group of people by doing so.

Let's hear it!

 

[Headbanger]

Page one now shows what I am up to, so let the games hopefully begin.

 

[caudio51]

I have no clue how you think of these contests but that is a ton of detail!

 

[Greg]

So this contest will run for 10 weeks?

 

[smokem94]

Sooooooo the person that sent the highest rated stick wins????????????

 

[Electric Sheep]

I'm interested--add me to the list. :yes:

 

[Wasch_24]

What is YOUR favorite cigar? Not what I would like smoke, but what is something YOU think is the best smoke? That is why I call this a reverse contest. If you have what is takes or have a cigar that is the best, prove it to me. I will attempt to use a point system below to rate a cigar based on those characteristics. I personally do NOT like something that is very strong or has an extremely high nicotine content to knock me on my ass. I personally do not like smoking baseball bat size cigars either. Other than that, any cigar (see third rule below) can be sent and will be smoked and rated on the point system below.

RULES:

- No more than 10 people will be playing. If I ask for more players or too many sticks, this could go on too long.

- Those players will enter and send either 1 or 2 cigars that are completely unbanded with no mention whatsoever as to what they are, where they came from, how old they are, or what country they are from. Never mention that stick XXX is one Headbanger has in the contest or will not be judged. If there is a band or hint of any kind, that stick will not be judged and will be removed from the contest. This is to void any bias I may have and to level the playing field best as I can. Any extra sent beyond those 1 or 2 to be judged will not count toward the judging. No bonus for them either.

- Flavored, infused, or scented cigars will NOT be allowed. I do not want those flavors mixing with other cigars.

- All players shall be randomly assigned a letter A through J. Only they will know what letter I have assigned to them. When I judge the sticks and post my ratings for them I will reference the letter of the person and not the player’s name. When all sticks are smoked and the judging is completed, I will match the letters to a name to revile them. I hope this keeps things mysterious and entertaining.

- Once we fill up with 10 players or there is no more interest, I will ask those players to label the baggie as stick 1 and stick 2 if sending two to tell them apart when I smoke them, potentially to be reveled at the end of the contest.


The plan - I plan on resting all the sticks for several weeks so all sticks are the same RH. Ideally I plan to smoke them randomly in my back yard on weekend’s 1 stick per day and only that stick. I will only be drinking water when smoking. I will try to write up tasting notes and assign the points scored as they are smoked.


Here is how I will attempt to rate the cigars on a 100 point system:

20 points on Appearance/Construction – I will be looking at overall quality of the sticks body, feet and cap. Are there soft or hard spots? Are there lots of veins or noticeable blemishes like water or large sun spots? Is the wrapper even or uniform in color? Does it smell nice?

10 points on draw – Does the stick draw too firm, too loose, or just right? Pre lit tastes and any flavors picked up from the wrapper.

15 points on burn – Does the stick burn evenly? Does it require touch ups and how many if I counted? Does the stick burn too fast or too slow? How does the ash look, evenly or otherwise? Does the ash fall off too easily? Does it stay lit?

30 points on flavor – Does the stick have good overall complexity? Does the flavor or taste change and how noticeable was the change? Were there distinct flavors?

10 points on finish – Does the taste and flavors linger nicely on the pallet? Are they metallic or other bad flavors?

15 points on summary – General post smoking thoughts start to finish. My overall enjoyment of the stick when finished. Would I buy the stick myself or buy a box?


Prizes:

Here is why I am doing the contest and why you should play. I am still trying new cigars and want to try what others currently think is the best; also having fun together at the same time. For your participation, I am offering the following prizes below based on 10 players. (Prizes are based on $15 per player and will be adjusted downward in that amount if less than 10 players join in a 60%, 30%, 10% payout).

1st place $90.00; I will purchase for you from a BOTL vendor of your choice a total prize up to $90.00. If you win first prize, you are not eligible to win 2nd and 3rd.

2nd place $45.00; I will purchase for you from a BOTL vendor of your choice a total prize up to $45.00.

3rd place $15.00 cash and a couple of my favorite cigars for you to try.


Well, that is all I can think of. If you’re not sure about anything, please PM or post your questions before signing up. The first 10 posts or PM’s (if you want to remain anonymous during the contest) to me that want to play will be accepted; so let the contest begin!

I'll say this, it sure is unique Steve.

Quite a different way of buying a ~20 cigar sampler I guess.

I would play but you know exactly what my favs are. :grinFU:

 

[Electric Sheep]

Man, the more I read this, the more interested I get!

Of course, I've recently sent you a sampler of some of my faves...but I've got even more ideas now.

BTW, how many are we supposed to send you? 1? 2? 10???

 

[Wasch_24]

Oh hell, count me in Steve.

 

[Headbanger]

Thanks Todd, I take that as a compliment. I know what you like and vis versa for sure.

Greg, looks like would be 10 weeks if I only smoke on weekend and if I smoke every Saturday and Sunday. As the days get longer and the weather warms up, I hope to smoke during mid week when work etc allows.

Duane, you are in. I am only judging up to 2 sticks per person.

Mike, the highest points are awarded prises 1 2 and 3. Whoever wins first can only win that prize.

Tom, learn to read as much as you post and you will be fine.