This Geek Critique has been generously sponsored by appollo (Stephen)
The Cigar: This will be a BLIND REVIEW
The Specs: :confused: But we'll tell you this much so you can decide if you want to volunteer to review this or not:
Strength: Medium-Full
Size: Torpedo
Due Date: July 25, 2022
The Hype: :thumbsup:
Shipping: Canada and US Only
The Reviewers: Veteran status or higher, in good standing. Preference to those members not already doing the July critique. If you are interested, please indicate so in the forum below and appollo will select the the reviewers from the volunteers.
Chosen Reviewers:
1. Cfickter
2. bstessl
3. Beegerply
4. BewareDaPenguin
5. nirab
The Twist: After submitting their review, each reviewer shall PM appollo and Brlesq with their guess as to what cigar it was that they smoked. If somebody guesses it correctly, appollo will send out a 5 pack sampler of cigars. If more than one person guesses correctly, appollo will randomly draw for the winner among those reviewers that identified it correctly. If no one guesses the exact cigar, but guesses the correct brand, appollo will send out a 5 pack sampler. If more than one person guesses the brand correctly (and nobody guessed the exact cigar),appollo will randomly draw for the winner among those reviewers that identified the brand correctly.
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 appollo for providing the cigar. And thank you to the reviewers.
I would be up for this
Hey hey this sounds great! I'm up for it!
I'm game
Chuck,,Brian your in.Rich get a few more post in and will take you in a heart beat.
Slated for July but knowing how hard it was to find reviewers, happy to throw my name in for Aug if you can't fill it
Nirab nailed this last year :smoker: I'm going to sit this out unless it doesn't fill, I was way off last year lol - maybe someone a better guesser than me :biggrin:
I'll wait for a week guys and if its not full your probably in.
Done June's but if you need a reviewer I'm game. not very good at doing blind reviews but who knows :confused: :biggrin:
Your in Byron
Thank you sir :biggrin:
I'd join this, but appollo and I do so many box splits I think I'd have an unfair advantage, and my summer is pretty busy anyway. Have fun fellas. :thumbsup:
Quoteheadfirst - 5/27/2022 3:29 PM
I'd join this, but appollo and I do so many box splits I think I'd have an unfair advantage, and my summer is pretty busy anyway. Have fun fellas. :thumbsup:
Your right there LOL but your always welcome to join in.
I'll take another stab at it, thanks bro :smoker:
Quoteappollo - 5/26/2022 7:16 AM
Chuck,,Brian your in.Rich get a few more post in and will take you in a heart beat.
Appollo, no problem thank you for the consideration. Enjoy guys!
willing to come in off the bench if a roster spot needs to be filled... :biggrin:
Adam your in
Brian your in your coming off the bench.I will get them out in the next week.Thanks GEEKS for answering the call
Thank you my friend, looking forward to seeing if I can out guess Nirab this year, I don't know he's pretty good lol :smoker:
Gentleman the pkgs are all on the way.Please let know when they arrive.Have fun hope you enjoy the mystery stick.
Arrived! Thanks for the bodyguards!
Quotebstessl - 6/7/2022 5:05 PM
Arrived! Thanks for the bodyguards!
Glad they arrived,in record time I might add.Enjoy.
Mine cigars have arrived, thanks for the bodyguards'. :dancing: :biggrin:
QuoteBeegerply - 6/13/2022 9:59 AM
Mine cigars have arrived, thanks for the bodyguards'. :dancing: :biggrin:
Glad they arrived safe and sound .Enjoy.
Has everyone received their critique cigar? Please post
Has everyone received their critique cigar? Please post
Yes brother geeks if have recieved please let me know.If their not there they should be very close.
I've been having some issues with my mail person - we fixed our mailbox and the mail lady said it was "too low" - so she won't deliver the mail. Had to call post master, he's going to come and take a look. :angry: I did finally get my sticks yesterday! Thanks again bro, I have no clue what the mystery stick is lol. This will be fun, thanks so much for the extras that took the ride, some quality sticks! Thank you again :smoker:
Glad they arrived Adam.Enjoy.The ISOM has a box date of july2016
Everyone ,except Chuck have confirmed they have received their review stick.Sent Chuck an email about a week ago and he hasn't opened it yet.
Just herd from Chuck,everyone has received their stick.Enjoy Geeks. :-)
Got mine, along with a few hitchhikers. Looking forward to this one!
Quotenirab - 6/21/2022 5:58 PM
Got mine, along with a few hitchhikers. Looking forward to this one!
I'm expecting big things again from you Brian.
Quoteappollo - 6/22/2022 10:06 AM
Quotenirab - 6/21/2022 5:58 PM
Got mine, along with a few hitchhikers. Looking forward to this one!
I'm expecting big things again from you Brian.
that is a lot of pressure my brother! :biggrin:
I think everybody received their cigars as of 2 weeks ago. Plenty of rest time!
Friendly reminder: This is due July 25, 2022. That give you 2 full weekends to get this done. Enjoy! :smoker:
Just a little reminder to get reviews done or at least start thinking about it. :-)
I gotta it lined up for this week to get smoked :smoker:
Friendly reminder: One week left to get these in. Thanks!
The deadline is approaching,just a friendly reminder.
Smoked and submitted! Thanks again! :smoker:
Get mine in on Monday
Friendly reminder: Due tomorrow. Only one review has been turned in, and 2 people have stated that they will get it on the deadline.
I will have mine done today...thanks Bruce! :biggrin: :bigthumbs:
Review and guesstimate is in! Thanks y'all for letting me play!! :biggrin:
My review is in :biggrin:
Ok, mine is in also. thanks Appollo for organizing this. Enjoyed the and appreciated the hitchhikers
Thanks to everyone for getting these in on time. We can't announce what the cigar was or if there is a winner until this goes live on August 1, but I will tell you the guesses:
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark
Oliva/ Studio Tabac Serie V Melanio Figurado
Padron 1964 Anniversary Belicoso Maduro
Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro Torpedo
Oliva/ Studio Tabac Serie G Belicoso
:?:
I'm pretty excited to see how this shakes out :smoker:
and the anticipation builds!! :biggrin: :bigthumbs:
Glad everyone enjoyed the challenge
Well with out making you wait any longer,Brian has done it again,the master.Brian ,I will get your pkg.out this week.At this time I will commite to the Aug.members review and Brian I would like to have you in if your avalible to go for 3 in a row.
Quoteappollo - 8/1/2022 7:02 AM
Well with out making you wait any longer,Brian has done it again,the master.Brian ,I will get your pkg.out this week.At this time I will commite to the Aug.members review and Brian I would like to have you in if your avalible to go for 3 in a row.
Yes, just waiting for SenorPablo to release the critiques to the front page, but nirab did indeed guess the exact cigar: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro Torpedo. Great job!
Thanks again to appollo for hosting this, and thank you to all the reviewers for their time.
QuoteBrlesq - 8/1/2022 10:01 AM
Quoteappollo - 8/1/2022 7:02 AM
Well with out making you wait any longer,Brian has done it again,the master.Brian ,I will get your pkg.out this week.At this time I will commite to the Aug.members review and Brian I would like to have you in if your avalible to go for 3 in a row.
Yes, just waiting for SenorPablo to release the critiques to the front page, but nirab did indeed guess the exact cigar: Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro Torpedo. Great job!
Thanks again to appollo for hosting this, and thank you to all the reviewers for their time.
Lol amazing!! It was a very good smoke thank you again, I can't believe you were able to nail that Nirab! :bigthumbs: thank you for letting me participate and give it a shot Appollo!!
Yes, well done Nirab :-0 :biggrin:
Sorry guys. Got lost over at the beach with the family on vacation. These are up now. Thanks All!
-Paul
QuoteSenorPablo - 8/4/2022 6:56 AM Sorry guys. Got lost over at the beach with the family on vacation. These are up now. Thanks All! -Paul
That's it! Negative feedback for you! Lol
Well done Nirab, and thanks again Stephen!
It sure is interesting to see how everyone rated the cigar of the year.
Quoteappollo - 8/4/2022 11:00 AM
It sure is interesting to see how everyone rated the cigar of the year.
Yes it was, I didn't realize that it was COTY, what a treat :biggrin: It looks like we were all in the same-ish ballpark :smoker: it was a good smoke, thanks again
Brian,your prize is on the way.I hope that you will be available next Aug.for a blind review which I will sponcer for you chance to go 3 in a row.
Congrats Brian
Quoteappollo - 8/5/2022 10:32 AM
Brian,your prize is on the way.I hope that you will be available next Aug.for a blind review which I will sponcer for you chance to go 3 in a row.
Congrats Brian
every dog has their day!! not sure if I can handle the pressure of actually having to be right!! if I am still walking this earth and borrowing oxygen, I will participate...but, no expectations on getting it right!! thanks for letting me play!
nirab, how many times did you walk around that humidor at your shop holding up that blind sample to see which one it looked like?!? You had enough oxygen for that walk! :biggrin:
QuoteBrlesq - 8/5/2022 6:19 PM
nirab, how many times did you walk around that humidor at your shop holding up that blind sample to see which one it looked like?!? You had enough oxygen for that walk! :biggrin:
LOL!! I had been smoking the churchill of this blend a few weeks ago, so my palate recognized the profile. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't of got it right...the cigar gods were smiling on me :biggrin: