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This is a post from a friend of mine on the HCF site.
http://www.habanocigarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67I
thought it good information & should be posted here aas well!
While we here at the Habano Cigar Family have always wanted to encourage every type of discussion about cigars, from a simple "Hey Cigar XYZ Sucks" to detailed informative and educational Cigar Reviews; we would like to establish a Suggested Cigar Review Criteria as a guideline or a format that Cigar reviews should follow. All reviews are encouraged and permitted. By establishing this Cigar Review Criteria, we hope to help inform and educate all members so that everyone can learn more about cigars in general and find pleasure from our hobby that we all share. The following is a SUGGESTED Cigar Review Criteria.
The cigar review should begin with an informational block to include the following information:
CIGAR: The cigar you reviewed.
DATE: (Date reviewed) as it may differ from the date posted.
SIZE: length and ring gauge
SHAPE:
ORIGIN:
AGE: The box code date for Cuban, Minimum of what year required
For NC's we would like to have the following in addition to the above information:
WRAPPER:
BINDER:
FILLER:
As many of the NC smokers detect many differences from a Corojo wrapper, Mexican Binder and Nicaraguan filler as just an example.
Following the Informational Block, a short "Set Up" paragraph to include the following:
AMBIANCE: Tell us about when, where, you were smoking it. Add lib if you like.
BEVERAGE: of choice if any
APPEARANCE: Wrapper color, appearance was it smooth, veiny, bumpy, under-filled, hard, soft. ????
PRE-LIGHT: Pre-light aroma and Draw.
Then the Main Body of the review, this is where the meat of a review comes into play and education for everyone.
FIRST-THIRD:
SECOND-THIRD:
FINAL-THIRD:
This is where the reviewer tells everyone what was experienced when they smoked the cigar. The flavors, changes in complexity, etc. This is where and how the cigar burned, the volume of smoke, how the ash did and or affected the pleasure of smoking the cigar. This is where the reviewer describes the strength, body, flavor etc.
Summary and Rating. Following the body with a brief recap or summation of the experience prior to but basically leading up to a systematic rating scale that is conformative as well as easily understood. In this case, we would like everyone to use a Standardized Rating scale, basically because it makes since and everyone can understand it.
6 smoke rings = a classic
5 smoke rings = an excellent cigar in all respects or a classic to be
4 smoke rings = a very good cigar
3 smoke rings = an average cigar
2 smoke rings = a flawed cigar
1 smoke rings = practically unfit to be smoked.
By using the Suggested Cigar Review Criteria, all the members of The Habano Cigar Family can help the membership grow with a deeper appreciation of cigars and our passionate hobby.
http://www.habanocigarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67I
thought it good information & should be posted here aas well!
While we here at the Habano Cigar Family have always wanted to encourage every type of discussion about cigars, from a simple "Hey Cigar XYZ Sucks" to detailed informative and educational Cigar Reviews; we would like to establish a Suggested Cigar Review Criteria as a guideline or a format that Cigar reviews should follow. All reviews are encouraged and permitted. By establishing this Cigar Review Criteria, we hope to help inform and educate all members so that everyone can learn more about cigars in general and find pleasure from our hobby that we all share. The following is a SUGGESTED Cigar Review Criteria.
The cigar review should begin with an informational block to include the following information:
CIGAR: The cigar you reviewed.
DATE: (Date reviewed) as it may differ from the date posted.
SIZE: length and ring gauge
SHAPE:
ORIGIN:
AGE: The box code date for Cuban, Minimum of what year required
For NC's we would like to have the following in addition to the above information:
WRAPPER:
BINDER:
FILLER:
As many of the NC smokers detect many differences from a Corojo wrapper, Mexican Binder and Nicaraguan filler as just an example.
Following the Informational Block, a short "Set Up" paragraph to include the following:
AMBIANCE: Tell us about when, where, you were smoking it. Add lib if you like.
BEVERAGE: of choice if any
APPEARANCE: Wrapper color, appearance was it smooth, veiny, bumpy, under-filled, hard, soft. ????
PRE-LIGHT: Pre-light aroma and Draw.
Then the Main Body of the review, this is where the meat of a review comes into play and education for everyone.
FIRST-THIRD:
SECOND-THIRD:
FINAL-THIRD:
This is where the reviewer tells everyone what was experienced when they smoked the cigar. The flavors, changes in complexity, etc. This is where and how the cigar burned, the volume of smoke, how the ash did and or affected the pleasure of smoking the cigar. This is where the reviewer describes the strength, body, flavor etc.
Summary and Rating. Following the body with a brief recap or summation of the experience prior to but basically leading up to a systematic rating scale that is conformative as well as easily understood. In this case, we would like everyone to use a Standardized Rating scale, basically because it makes since and everyone can understand it.
6 smoke rings = a classic
5 smoke rings = an excellent cigar in all respects or a classic to be
4 smoke rings = a very good cigar
3 smoke rings = an average cigar
2 smoke rings = a flawed cigar
1 smoke rings = practically unfit to be smoked.
By using the Suggested Cigar Review Criteria, all the members of The Habano Cigar Family can help the membership grow with a deeper appreciation of cigars and our passionate hobby.