Cigar Geeks

This Geek Critique has been generously sponsored by bstessl (Brian)

The Cigar: A Blind Review

Due Date: February 25th, 2019.

Shipping: Lower 48 Only

The Reviewers: Members in good Standing. Must not have done a GC review in Dec 2018, or January 2019 or February 2019.

1. ntanner (Neal)
2. Adwinistrator (Ryan)
3. Kid Montana (Dan)
4. Murphy223 (Steve)
5. DRuff (Doug)

Note: A reviewer who posts their review late will receive neutral feedback. A reviewer who does not post at all will receive negative feedback. There are always exceptions to the rule and a reasonable excuse for tardiness or a no show will be respected and thus not counted against the reviewer. Our sponsoring members and our administrators make the choice of who is to participate in any particular Geek Critique and can be better informed of their choices with this initiative in place.

Thanks again to Brian for taking this one on and providing the cigar. THANKS!! And happy smokin'   :cigarguy:

Never mind, I did December.

I will step up, haven't done one in a while. Beside's, the blind thing is always fun. If you'll have me that is.

Could I jump in on this?

My last Geek Critique was in Oct, so I suppose I could do another one for March.  Put my name on the list.

Neal, Ryan and Dan are in

Thank's Brian, looking forward to it.

Thanks Brian!  Very excited to do this.

Interested if still available

If I'm eligible, or you need a 5th, count me in.  :biggrin:

I haven't done one since July. Sounds like fun if it's still open.

Murphy and Doug are in, sorry Nirab, Doug mentioned it the other night before these were in the thread... Maybe you'll get something anyway...

Quotebstessl - 2/1/2019  2:38 PM  Murphy and Doug are in, sorry Nirab, Doug mentioned it the other night before these were in the thread... Maybe you'll get something anyway...

 Thanks for allowing me to participate!  Very much looking forward to it

Quotebstessl - 2/1/2019  3:38 PM

Murphy and Doug are in, sorry Nirab, Doug mentioned it the other night before these were in the thread... Maybe you'll get something anyway...

No worries brother!!  :biggrin:  :bigthumbs:  :bigthumbs:

These all went out today.  Everyone got a cheap one, a good one and a bandless.  The bandless is obviously for the critique.  Lets see what happens!

Wewt!

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Quotebstessl - 2/12/2019  10:30 PM

These all went out today.  Everyone got a cheap one, a good one and a bandless.  The bandless is obviously for the critique.  Lets see what happens!

Very generous of you!  Thanks!!

Looking Fwd to it.  Thanks

Will be watching for it. Thank's Brian.

Package Arrived today!   Will let things rest for awhile but really appreciate it

thanks

Package received !  :bigthumbs:

I really can't wait to see the results of this, as I have not smoked this cigar yet.

Got mine.  Little bit of damage to the head and foot, but it looks like it's just the wrapper, should smoke fine.

Thanks again for the bumpers!

Hey guys - I am traveling this week so smoked this today.  I am ready to submit however not sure what to use for Brand.  Am I missing something? When I try to  submit as it says.. "You must provide the Brand of the cigar" so I'm stuck

Any help is appreciated

Thanks in advance

Pete says you can submit it under what you think it is...

Submitted Thanks.... Total guess and thanks again for letting me participate

Submitted. Thanks, I think !

Mine arrived today, Thank's for the extras and the SWAG.

OK, got mine submitted. Looking forward to finding out if my guess as to what cigar it is was right.

Thank's again Brian for letting me participate in this one.

I'm going to need a few extra days to get the Critique done.  The parcel was bizzarely delayed so I wasn't able to pick it up until Saturday, so gonna need a bit of clemency.  I'll get it done by Wed.

Submitted my review!  Some construction issues (underfill) caused some issues for me, which negatively affected the flavor a bit.  I could tell there is a much better experience this cigar can give, but my score reflects my own.

Thank you again for including me in this critique!  I had a great time, and hopefully guessed the correct cigar.

PS: Sorry my review was 20 minutes past the deadline.  Please don't neg me on the feedback  :biggrin:

Critique is in, one day late, I know.  Plz don't ban me.

Hi guys.  This has been posted now.  The mystery cigars was the Dreams of Cuba Premium Toro Gordo.  Thanks Brian for sponsoring this one!

-Paul

I certainly wouldn't have guessed that...

Thanks again Brian!  This was a lot of fun.

QuoteAdwinistrator - 3/5/2019  7:41 AM  I certainly wouldn't have guessed that...  Thanks again Brian!  This was a lot of fun.

 

DITTO - It was interesting to do a Blind Review and more interesting to see everyone's fairly similar results.   Thanks for letting me participate 

 

Thanks for participating guys!  Just finished reading all of the reviews and I guess he's got some consistency issues, at least it sounds that way.  I had Lazaro (DoC) on The Herfcast and he was willing to throw some samples out for the review, and figured blind was the way to go.  Hopefully he can take this feedback and improve from there.  I did buy 4 different 5 packs from him after a couple weeks ago and have only smoked two of them so far, and not the one featured here yet.  I'll keep you guys posted on my thoughts on them.