Monday, August 24, 2009

HOW TO REVIEW A CIGAR


Your first mission as a NZ cigar heretic is to smoke these cigars and post your tasting notes on this site (with Silly Photos if possible).

To give you an idea of a full-on cigar review, check out these 2 run-downs on your Big Cigar of the tasting batch:


Note how they review:
  • Appearance: how it looks, smells and what it feels like before lighting it.
  • Pre-light draw: cut the cap and take a puff BEFORE you light it - what does it taste like?
  • Smoke: what it tastes like, what texture it has and how this evolves throughout the cigar (typically 1st third, 2nd third, 3rd third)
  • Construction: whether it burns well or not, if the draw is good (too tight = hard to smoke, too loose = burns too quickly and smoke gets too hot), and how well the ash holds together.

Also check out the post: How to describe a Cigar's Flavour

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