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This critique has been generously sponsored by Jonathan of Ol' Times Cigars:

http://www.oltimescigars.com/

Thank you for your generosity!

The Chosen Cigar: Cordoba & Morales Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca Robusto Extra

The Chosen Reviewers:

BlackIrish
Brlesq
gpd4
Joelala
tvolball

This cigar shall be reviewed no later than October 10th.

Link to review form: http://www.cigargeeks.com/reviews/staffreviews.asp?action=staffreviewform

Happy Smokin' gents! :smoker:

We are looking for volunteers.  Please post your interest here.

Again if no one wants to step up,  I will volunteer again,,,,but if there are enough others that will volunteer then I can wait as well

I'll give it a shot

:bump: for interest.

I'd be happy to volunteer!

I haven't done a Industry Sponsored Geek Critique this year, and would be happy to volunteer as well. Mexican San Andrés wrapper is one of my favorites!

I would love to be a reviewer. Thanks for the heads up Nathan.

I'd love to!

I'll five this one a shot as well if you need me!  :biggrin:

If you need another to fill in I will gladly help.
If you have enough others that is fine also

Since the following folks have done 2 or less reviews this year, they are in for this one:

BlackIrish
Brlesq
gpd4
Joelala
tvolball

Thanks for volunteering!  I'll post up when I receive the cigars and get them in the mail.

QuoteBrlesq - 8/26/2014  8:52 AM

I haven't done a Industry Sponsored Geek Critique this year, and would be happy to volunteer as well. Mexican San Andrés wrapper is one of my favorites!

That wrapper is one of my favorites as well.

Hey, Nathan.  Will these be shipping soon?  Just filling out my cigar dance card for the next month and want to leave room.  :shades:

QuoteBlackIrish - 9/12/2014  9:50 AM
Hey, Nathan.  Will these be shipping soon?  Just filling out my cigar dance card for the next month and want to leave room.  :shades:

I have them packaged up, but I haven't made it to the PO.  They'll go out tomorrow, so you should have it mid to late next week.

Ok thanks

These are in the mail.  Troy, you should have yours Monday.  Everyone else should have theirs Tuesday.

Received mine today, will let it rest for a couple weeks in the humidor then I will get the review done

Received mine today.  It's resting comfortably

Looking forward to reading these reviews. I was turned on to C&M last year at B&M I was visiting. Very good, great strength

Got mine yesterday as well.  Will let it stabilize a couple of weeks before reviewing it.

Mine showed up yesterday - it is resting and waiting for a trial by fire in a couple weeks!

Thanks again -

4 of the 5 received.  Troy, did you get yours?

Got mine yesterday but didn't get home till tonight.

Perfect.  Okay all, these are due October 10th.  Enjoy!

Just a quick reminder that these are due in a week.

Mine's in.  Thanks!

Thanks for getting it in early, George!

Ill do mine tomorrow

We have 1 submitted and 4 to go!  Four days left folks. :shades:

Got mine in. Thanks Nathan!

Thanks Troy!

Doing my review today. Have it written just need to get it in

Done, thanks for having me

Done and in!

Thanks all!  We have one outstanding with a couple of days left. :bigthumbs:

Sorry, all.  I had a cold that turned into bronchitis, so I was on the DL for a while.  Good news is that my palate was fresh when I came back to the lineup.  Review is in.  

Thanks to everyone that put this together!  Looking forward to reading the reviews.

QuoteBlackIrish - 10/13/2014  7:53 PM

Sorry, all.  I had a cold that turned into bronchitis, so I was on the DL for a while.  Good news is that my palate was fresh when I came back to the lineup.  Review is in.  

Thanks to everyone that put this together!  Looking forward to reading the reviews.

Thanks for getting it in, Eddie, and especially for keeping me in the loop on the delay.  Hope you are feeling better!

Just saw the reviews -- although there's some variation in the numbers, the descriptions seem very consistent.  I thought that I might have had an outlier with the too easy draw and underfilling, it seems that this was consistent across the board.

I think my numbers are lower because I took off more points for the draw and the underfill.  My reasoning:  these issues are problems in construction, which is more objective and less subjective than flavor, and therefore I grade them a little harder.

As I said in my review, I think that there is quality tobacco in this cigar -- I wish there was just a little more.    

Thanks to everyone for the chance to participate in this critique!

Yes, the reviews were very consistent.  Thanks everyone for participating!