2021 FOH International Blind Tasting Registration

[El Presidente]

Let's start with the FOH International Blind Tasting for 2021!!!! 

Welcome to the 2021 FOH International Blind Tasting Competition  ALL SOLD

I love this competition  I love reading the reviews and am in awe of anyone who can pick at least 2 of the 5 cigars on offer. Bloody hell, one is good! I will do my best to make it a challenge without being unreasonable!

 

Whether novice or experienced in Habanos, the Blind Tasting Competition provides an excellent opportunity to participate in a learning experience. By reviewing the cigars and reading others reviews we all come away with a better understanding of the process as well as the cigars flavour profile. BLIND TASTING cigars is a hellishly difficult process but it is one of the best ways to learn about Habanos (I learned a great deal from many of the reviews)...and have some fun at the same time!!!!
 

This year is a little different in that three of the five cigars are aged. 

Aged means 5 years + and you will be given a bonus half point by naming the cigar correclty + the fact it is one of the three aged cigars. 😉

The Rules

First of all thanks to Di and Lisa. Keep in mind with some 60 + participants, communication and rebanding cigars (numbered 1-5) is a time consuming process.

There will be Five cigars picked by myself . These are Standard Production Cigars (No Regional, Edicion Limitada or Specialty Cigars). I have picked the cigars. Again three of the five are aged 5 + years 

1. Cigars (all 5 are bandless and are numbered 1-5 in order they are to be smoked) will be sent the week of the 1^st of October. I will select cigars from same code and aroma/wrapper appearance as best I can.

2.  Cigars selected will be in current production.

The post smoking process

1. The competition commences November 15 by which time you will need to have smoked cigar number 1 and emailed your pick to Lisa ([email protected]).You will e-mail Lisa your nomination for that cigar by Sunday the 14th.  Now you can smoke all the cigars and email Lisa the results but we will be revealing cigars 1-5 over successive weeks. You get your picks in by the end of Sunday your time and we will post the results by the following Tuesday (time differences etal).

I will have a dedicated thread for 2021 FOH BLIND TASTING Cigar 1 pinned to the forum from November 1.  You are invited to provide a brief review and you can call the cigar then and there if you are confident enough. Good luck 😉


To the winner (who can correctly select most cigars sent) A $500 USD Gift voucher (AUD equivalent for locals). In the event of a tie, prize is split.

Entry Cost $96 USD $272 AUD (cigars and freight).

 

Also: A $25 credit for any cigar you pick right to be used on a box (or sampler) purchase over $125 (USD/AUD) from 24:24 stock. This must be used within 30 days of the winners of that round being announced (prior to the next round of winners being announced). This will keep the admin process nice and easy...says I ....who will have no part of the admin process 😊

Registration Process:

Email Diana (not Lisa) at  [email protected] with your details including: Full name, Forum handle and request to be part of this year’s 2021 FOH Blind tasting Competition.

I look forward to your picks and reviews 

 

60 Spots only 

[ChanceSchmerr]

Email sent, cant wait!

The aged cigars....they are still current production (not discontinued), correct @El Presidente?

[HuffnPuffff]

What an excellent idea! Really excited to try this.


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[Sir Diggamus]

Got my request in. I love these things, I hope I can participate. 

[Bijan]

I'm in! As long as my email doesn't mess up 🤣

[El Presidente]

4 minutes ago, ChanceSchmerr said:

Email sent, cant wait!

The aged cigars....they are still current production (not discontinued), correct @El Presidente?

as stated 

[B44]

[Fezztone]

Good challenge! I’m in and will nail at least 1 if it’s a culebra!

[Edicion]

Request sent. Fingers crossed... 

[Smatthews607]

Email sent. Hope that I am able to get in.Not that I have much chance of getting any of the picks correct, but it will be fun trying.

[slowsmoke]

I'm in, really looking forward to this, despite my abysmal prior performances 😂

[Bijan]

This is most likely going to be a humbling experience for me. Almost certainly feeling overconfident.

[Chucko8]

This shall be a fun exercise

[Boxer31]

Should be a blast. Can’t wait to go 0-5 but maybe their is 0.5% chance of getting 1 correct or at least in the ballpark

[DaBoot]

Looking forward to it, we’ll see how it goes 

[Mikepd]

Excited to make it in this year!  Lets try to get at least one!

[MigsG]

Sweet, I just emailed Diana. Looking forward to tasting some great cigars. 

[Connoisseur Kim]

I also just emailed to Di and hope that I can participate in 2021 FOH International Blind Tasting Competition 😄.

[Head83]

Favorite thing every year!  Love competing and losing my ass off every year lol. 

[Hammer Smokin']

surprised it hasn't been filled yet. 

 

[PigFish]

... I am tempted! -Piggy

[Kaptain Karl]

Ahhh!! Cant believe I missed this!

[Chas.Alpha]

I sent an email but I never know if I was quick enough. My company filters all correspondence from FOH into a quarantine folder that takes 3 days to release!

It makes 24/24 interesting... 😳

[CptGoodTimes]

Always up for a good time.  🥳Confidence is sky high right now 😂

[Goodfortune]

So bummed I missed this ☹️