Positive ID - Test II

J

jesto68

I am McLovin
Welcome to the 2nd installment of my blind taste test. :tu

The contest is in two parts. Here are the rules:


Part 1 – Taste Test :ss

-The first 4 people to PM me will become the contestants.
-Contestants must be a jungle member for over 90 days, and have completed at least one trade.
-Each contestant will receive a package that will contain two un-banded sticks.
-Each contestant will be given the same sticks.
-I will post pictures of the un-banded sticks on this page.
-The contestants will smoke the sticks, and post a review.
-Each review will come within 3 weeks of receiving the package.

Each review will contain:
---Your honest opinion of the stick.
---A guess at what the stick is.

-After each contestant posts a review, I will score them based on accuracy.
--1 point for the correct manufacturer or brand (i.e. Padron)
--1 point for the correct line (i.e. 1964 Anniversary)
--1 point for the correct wrapper (i.e. Cameroon)
--Tie Breaker – the price I paid for each stick. (i.e. $14.95)

-The winner will receive a special prize from me.

Part 2 – Picture Perfect :dr

-Anyone who is not a taste test contestant can submit guesses based solely on the pictures I post.
-These guesses should be in the same format as above.(Manufacturer, Line, Wrapper, Price)
-Each picture contestant can make 3 guesses (once per week)

-The winner will receive a special prize from me.


:confused:

-I run the contests because they are fun and I like to see what people think about cigars without the pre-conceived opinions that bands and brands bring.
-NO STICKS ARE EXPECTED IN RETURN, but I am overwhelmed by the generosity I find on this board.


Bottom line – smoke often and have fun!!
 
First 3 contestants:

1. Greerzilla
2. nismo350z
3. White97Jimmy

One spot open. If it fills today, I'll ship tomorrow.

-Steve
 
The Taste test is full

1. Greerzilla
2. nismo350z
3. White97Jimmy
4. booboo

I'll post the tracking numbers and pictures tomorrow.

Remember - even those who don't get a taste have a chance to win.

Good luck to all!
 
The packages shipped via USPS today:

KYLE - 0103 8555 7490 9940 8050
JAMES - 0103 8555 7490 3649 3491
DAVID - 0103 8555 7490 5746 5019
JEREMY - 0103 8555 7490 8892 2291
 
Good contest! If I was here for the 90 days I would have tried to get in! Going to have to try and guess on the pictures!
 
Here are the pics.


For all of you who didn't get the sampler - here is your chance to win.

Anyone beside the 4 contestants can guess (limit 3)

I'll post the winner after the tasters post their reviews.

Good Luck All & Enjoy!
 
Stick on Left:
Manufacturer - Ashton
Line - VSG
Wrapper - Sun-grown Ecuador
Price - $13.95

Vitola - Wizard

Stick on Right:
Manufacturer - Don Pepin Garcia
Line - Blue Label
Wrapper - Nicaraguan Corojo
Price - $5.95

Vitola - Invicto
 
I smoked stick number one tonight. (the bigger darker one).

Stick was a little hard to light, but probably due to its size. The burn on this was very straight. The draw was a bit tight, but not overly. The amount of smoke that came out of the cigar was disappointing though. I purged twice, the first time not even halfway through and the length of time the cigar stayed on fire was amazing (like 2 minutes for real). I think this means the cigar must have had a lot of tar built up even that early on.

As far as taste, the aroma and taste right after the light was of wood, actually, overpoweringly of wood. Not cedar either. About half an inch into the cigar it started to change, and for lack of a better word, it tasted like tupperware or plastic a bit. It was bitter, pretty much a bit like a hemi to me. More on that later.

The cigar didn't change a lot after that initial change. Even after purging the taste was about the same.

Construction = 8/10
Draw = 5..5/10
smoke = 3/10
taste = 3/10

Overall, the strength was on the medium side of mild to me.

Thanks for the stick, I'm excited to find out what it was.

My guess... highlight to see, so the others don't get swayed (yeah right, like I have the palate to guess this correctly) :al

Perdomo Reserve Cameroon - Vitola = 'E'
Wrapper = Cameroon (I think this was the bitterness)
I'm gonna guess you paid roughly $3.50 each (on cbid maybe)
 
I just finished up the first stick (big one). This stick was HUGE! I usually don't smoke cigars of this size, but made an exception for this contest :)

The cigar was 6in by 56/58 (I'm guessing the RG since it was a bit out of round).

The first third of this cigar was not super impressive. It was a little harsh, peppery and not all that appealing. I stuck with it though, and the middle through the end of the cigar was the best part. A med stick with lots of cocoa and coffee flavor. Like Greerzilla, I was a bit disappointed with the amount of smoke this stick produced. I also had some burn issues and had to correct it numerous times. Construction was pretty decent.

Construction = 8/10
Draw = 7/10
Smoke = 4/10
Taste = 6/10

I'm not sure if I would buy this on my own. Although it wasn't terrible by any means, it was just way too big. I sat outside for over 80 min and still had just over an inch when I tossed it.

There's my review, I will post my guess after I smoke the 2nd stick.
 
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