El Presidente Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 The results from the blind tasting of Cigar No 1 are now in and I would like to thank all participants on the great response. The Blind Tasting of cigars (as opposed to tasting blind J) is to me the most difficult undertaking by cigar enthusiasts. It is challenging enough when cigars are consistent within a box but as we all know that is seldom the case with Cuban cigars. Cigar No 1 was from the box code TEU MAY 10 The good news is that we had some winners. Actually 6 winners from 57 participants for a strike rate of just over 10%. Difficult indeed which is in no small part due to the number of Marevas in the Cuban line-up. It should get a little easier with the following Robusto and Piramide. There is the $500 prize for the person who correctly selects all three. The prize will be split if there are two or more winners. In the event that no–one gets all the cigars correct, we will split a credit amongst those who achieve two out of three correct selections. I look forward to Cigar number 2. I will create a new thread later today (selections to be in by 30th of April). So with no further delay, here are the selections of the competitors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbone Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Great stuff all Guess the third fermentation is not all that LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgarner Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Well at least now I can say I've smoked a Cohiba that I actually enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrody Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I still say it was a PLPC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 I still say it was a PLPC! ...and you would still be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toasterhead Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Way to go sepp! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbp87 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 So there must be a lot of similarity between a Siglo II and the PLPC. Or maybe knowing that it is the almighty Cohiba changes the smoker's perception of the cigar? This is very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPS Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow that was shocking! I love the Siglo line and that II didn't taste like a Cohiba at all. Now I usually smoke I's not II's but I am very surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deemancpa Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow total disbelief! I didn't get the typical Cohiba profile. I smoke my fair share of most of the brand except Sig II damn! Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmokes Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow, I thought "Rob wouldn't dare put a Cohiba in the mix, they would be too easy to call" ... I'm stunned. Great job to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habanos2000 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow, you could have told me it was a Sig II or something else, and I still would have taken the something else! Congrats to the experts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter11216 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I agree. This competition is very interesting. It's also going to be interesting to see who is able to consistently identify the cigars. Exciting stuff. So there must be a lot of similarity between a Siglo II and the PLPC. Or maybe knowing that it is the almighty Cohiba changes the smoker's perception of the cigar? This is very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrody Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 ...and you would still be wrong Uh Oh, Does that count as my second guess? Looks like I am out for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicko Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Congrats guys who got it!! It's a lot harder than it looks! That cigar didn't even look like a cohiba to me. I really enjoyed the cigar and enjoyed the exercise, cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habanos2000 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 the leader board: PLPC - 14 Bolivar PC - 6 Cohiba Sig II - 6 H Upmann PC - 6 Monte 4 - 6 SLR PC - 3 JL PC - 2 Party PCE - 2 RG PC - 2 RyJ PC - 2 RyJ CD#3 - 2 ERDM PC -1 Fonseca Cosacas - 1 Punch Coronation - 1 RyJ Coronitas - 1 SP NP -1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Very cool. Glad that I got it right (whew!). As per my review on the competition thread, here's the cut stuff that I PM'd to Rob: Finishing Comments / Overall Impression: I gave this cigar a somewhat redeemable 83/84, all things considered. The wrapper was beautiful, and on the nose it wasn't half bad. A lot of the issues bringing this cigar down was directly attributable to construction – if the fill was okay, then this cigar seemed to have the makings of a 87 to 91 cigar, just based on the blend profile and it's potential capabilities of this tobacco. If I’m right in my guess of this cigar, I am not surprised as to the reasons why this was a lousy stick, nor of why these reviews are all over the place. Overproduction of this marca, to try to capitalize on the “prestige/esteem” that this brand brings, is yet another example of H S.A. not staying true to keep the founding aspects of some of their cigars on the tried and true path to glory. Instead, they have a habit of branching out production to umpteen different factories, and quality control and consistency go out the window. I believe this cigar to be a Cohiba Siglo II (tubos or not, who knows – but I might further hazard that these could indeed be from tubos, just based on the variety of reviews and comments found, and the different sticks reviewed being listed as so different from one another sometimes [tubos do have that “mystery” cigar aspect to them, in that they’re a real mix-mash of the production done]). I have only had a few cigars in the Siglo line from Cohiba (and yet none specifically of the Siglo II before), but I’ve noticed some similar issues in the past. The profile is generally all over the place, and quality, construction and blend issues definitely do seem to crop up. For me, I’m fairly confident that I could rule out a lot of brands based on the profiles – not R&J, nor Partagas, nor Bolivar, and definitely not one of my favoured Monte 4’s. Some of the “lesser known” brands (Juan Lopez, Sancho Panza), I was decently confident that the quality of the wrapper leaf on this cigar and some other aspects negated those. I had a hard time initially deciding if this was what I declare it to be as the Cohiba Siglo II, but based on the other front runners that I was thinking of (H. Upmann Petit Coronas, Hoyo De Monterrey Coronations tubos, and Saint Luis Rey Petit Coronas [although gone]), the hits of honey and grassiness did it for me, combined with some barnyard/hay and old leather aspects. I’ve heard and read reviews of this cigar to have some light pepper and sometimes coffee aspects to it (something that I’ve experienced with others in the Siglo line), but none of that here. Maybe the construction led these flavours to not develop fully. I’m still a bit tossed between this being a Siglo II and an H. Upmann Petit Corona, but I’m 70/30 in favour of it being a Cohiba, so that’s my call on this cigar. If I’m wrong, then, well, I’ve completely **** the bed on this. Final Score: 83/84 Total Smoking Time: 40 minutes Paired Beverage: Sprite Date & Time Smoked: Sunday, April 3rd, 2011, 11:55 pm to 12:35 pm Thanks for reading my review. Hope you enjoyed it. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Rob, just to verify as per the original discussions on all this, second cigar smoked (next largest) by 12 April, and then third cigar smoked (largest) by 30 April?? Is that still the timeline / order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrody Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Great review Keith. I think you really summed it up well, and congrats on nailing it. It really seams you nailed it based upon it's shortcommings. Very good detective work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZinZan Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Well done Keith!! I really didnt taste the cohiba traits in that cigar. Well it was fun definitely educational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messa Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I thought for sure I had that one pegged. Goes to show ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow. Mine tasted nothing like the Cohibas I've smoked before. And I knew it couldn't be a PLPC as I've smoked a few of those. Being such a standard "nothing to write home to momma about" cigar, I never would have guessed Cohiba. My only consolation is... at least I wasn't the only one wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmanfromou Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow. Mine tasted nothing like the Cohibas I've smoked before. I totally agree. Oddly because I liked it more than I've liked Cohibas in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aes8 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Rob, I think you need to have your computer server security settings checked because someone has obviously hacked into your system and change the correct answer of the first myster cigar results. Kudos to all the winners, I have to say I really thought I had this one, oh well, humbled again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepp Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Being such a standard "nothing to write home to momma about" cigar, I never would have guessed Cohiba. Youth of the Cohiba involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laficion Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Congratulations to the 6 winners, well done !!! I would never had thought it could be a Cohiba, big green spot on the wrapper, very poor one sided burn throughout the smoke, didn't even taste like a Corona Gorda, etc etc . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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