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Aren't you the same Guy that once said he nubs every cigar?
Uhhhhhh..... Can't remember ever wanting to do that. I have mentioned that I know someone who does. We grill him for doing so. Perhaps because we're a bit jealous of his tolerance, lol.
But Geez. No way in hell would I nub every cigar and still be walking. So, no - I am definitely not that guy
I've always wanted to switch to the -10 - +10 system.
-10 being the most heinous, vile cigar I've ever had whilst +10 being the superb, divine smoke that has ever graced my mucous membranes.
But I've been too lazy to update my system. So I've been using the 0-100 scale. Anything above 95 has to be nubbed by me. Anything above 80 must be one I would buy again or be worth my time to smoke. Anything above 60 must be a cigar I would try to smoke again or return. Above 40 would be something I would maybe touch in a blue moon or have a specific charm to not give it a rating that's under 40.
Aren't you the same Guy that once said he nubs every cigar?
As an Engineer i take a completely different approach to numbers and go along the yes/no/maybe/love route but try to keep in mind a note of the overall characteristic in terms of flavour whether it evokes chocolate or spice as a dominant flavour. One other factor is the time of day and situation I would enjoy it in, for example a very mild creamy short smoke would be an early in the day affair for me personally, where as a nice full long smoke would be great for the evening. One last aspect is the price, I wouldn't smoke an expensive cigar on a regular basis, so an occasion would be in order and the less likely to smoke on a daily basis probably equates to a lower rating.
That being said... I've got a strong mathematical review for women in terms of pints but thats a story for another day!
I don't 'review' in a points fashion, not least because I'm still at the, do I like it, is it worth what I paid for it, stage. Not only that but tastes change and one stick may suit better for a given situation/period in time and its difficult to get that across in a numerical fashion.
I simply make a note of whether I would want to buy it again - no, maybe, yes, box worthy
Like chico Peesinhisjay, I try to keep my ratings simple and informal. As I'm smoking a fine puro or NC stick, I ask myself:. "Do I like this? Enough to buy again? Enough to buy a box? Three simple closed questions which require a Yes or No answer. I find it hard to kid myself with this method...and I think you will, too!
On the other hand, I find you can get lost in a overly complicated rating system and easily fool yourself into "liking" a puro or stick that you actually don't. For example, under the complicated system, a review of a cigar might look like this: "Well it tasted like a turd bird, but it had a nice oily wrapper, easy to light, construction was good, it burned well and price was right. I give it a 89-91."
But under the simple Yes-No system, the same review might look like this: "Well, it tastes like a turd bird....so NO, I will not buy again." Simple, clean, nothing to write down and total up. FOOL PROOF, if you ask me.
But what the Hell do I know? After all, I'm a simple, but humble mexicant preparing to burn from within and navigate the dark sea of awareness.
I haven't attempted rating a cigar yet as I am not sure I would be experienced enough to do it justice. But I have to say that I can't imagine rating a cigar for myself, but I think it is very helpful when you do a review read by others.
So when I read a review I usually prefer the 100 rating as I think that cigar afficinado sort of created a standard and using the same system allows you to compare reviews with each other. For me it doesn't matter so much what system is used but I think it is best if more people use the same system.
I've always wanted to switch to the -10 - +10 system.
-10 being the most heinous, vile cigar I've ever had whilst +10 being the superb, divine smoke that has ever graced my mucous membranes.
But I've been too lazy to update my system. So I've been using the 0-100 scale. Anything above 95 has to be nubbed by me. Anything above 80 must be one I would buy again or be worth my time to smoke. Anything above 60 must be a cigar I would try to smoke again or return. Above 40 would be something I would maybe touch in a blue moon or have a specific charm to not give it a rating that's under 40.
I used to rate mine. However, it got to the point where the results were either: buy again, yes or no. So did away with the review and went buy this simple policy for future purchases.
Apologies about the duplicate thread. Should have looked harder.
I do quite like the 25.5 system TVG. Might give that a try myself at some point.
As I'm still starting out I just want to try as many as possible. But when I get serious enough to buy boxes, I don't want my memory to fail me and end up with something mediocre.
Peesinhisjay, I try to keep my ratings simple and informal. As I'm smoking a fine puro or NC stick, I ask myself:. "Do I like this? Enough to buy again? Enough to buy a box? Three simple closed questions which require a Yes or No answer. I find it hard to kid myself with this method...and I think you will, too!
On the other hand, I find you can get lost in a overly complicated rating system and easily fool yourself into "liking" a puro or stick that you actually don't. For example, under the complicated system, a review of a cigar might look like this: "Well it tasted like a turd bird, but it had a nice oily wrapper, easy to light, construction was good, it burned well and price was right. I give it a 89-91." 
Perro, el Perro
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