FOH 2021 International Blind Tasting Cigar Number One Reveal.

[El Presidente]

 

Welcome to the Blind tasting Cigar Number 1 reveal 

You will note, we have not given points for the age status of the cigar. they will be shown upon the final reveal of cigar number 5.  Only fair 

Now for those who got it wrong, put the knife down and get over it. You are well and truly in the hunt!  

Get your calls into Lisa by the 22nd of this month (Monday Local/Sunday USA). 

Well done to those who nailed it. 

Feel free to discuss 
 

Thanks to Lisa for coordinating the spreadsheet 

 

 

 

[B44]

You have got to be kidding me! LOL 

I didn’t realize Boli’s came with wrappers that light and rosy

[LordAnubis]

Well... thats my 1/5 ... all down hill from here.

[Skeng Don]

1 hour ago, B44 said:

You have got to be kidding me! LOL 

I didn’t realize Boli’s came with wrappers that light and rosy

Yup..... The appearance was that of something else

 

*Handle: Skeng Don

[Fuzz]

It was pretty obvious as soon as I smoked it yesterday at the Sydney FOH gathering... I didn't like it at all. It was the floral notes and slight earthy, vegetal taste that told me it had to be a Bolivar.

Note: I am not in the comp, just smoking the blinds off the side with the rest of you.

[Bijan]

I have bolivars that are the lightest CCs I have with super thin wrappers, and I have Bolivars that are pretty dark. But these things change over time, and some shades are more common than others I guess.

[saltbox]

Fascinating. 14 distinct guesses. The correct answer (Boli PC) was tied with the most common wrong answer (Monte 4) with 11. RGPC was a close runner up with 9 votes. Of people who submitted an answer, 24% got it right (11/45).

[ChanceSchmerr]

1 hour ago, Fuzz said:

It was pretty obvious as soon as I smoked it yesterday at the Sydney FOH gathering... I didn't like it at all. It was the floral notes and slight earthy, vegetal taste that told me it had to be a Bolivar.

Note: I am not in the comp, just smoking the blinds off the side with the rest of you.

Welp - I had the same reaction ( I hated several notes from this cigar), but that drove me to pick the one PC I didnt like, that I associated with those notes, Monte 4. Sour cocoa-y assness, for lack of a better description.

So much for that haha!

[RDB]

Really fun! Cool seeing everyone’s guess, and congrats to those who got it.

[Meklown]

Well played to those who got it right! 

For me, it was chocolatey and lacked the body and the tanginess that I usually get in BPCs. 

[El Presidente]

We will update the spreadsheet tomorrow as a few members sent their results to an old email address for Lisa.  They have contacted Lisa ([email protected]) and resent the original timestamped email. 

All good. 

[Zaxeiler]

Thanks for putting this on. It’s a blast to smoke these and see the results with the group. 

[DaBoot]

Haha , to me tasted nothing like a BPC, and it’s my go to petite corona. 

[HuffnPuffff]

Fantastic! This has confirmed my worst fears about myself!
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[Jeffcc86]

Thanks Rob/Lisa! Having a lot of fun with this so far. The BPC was a fantastic smoke. I purchased a box from FOH several months ago and they’ve been resting since. Interested to see if this one was aged or not. 🤔 

[griller]

Well, I feel like an idiot. So I'm inspecting cigar #1 and I pull out a petite corona from my humidor to do a side-by-side comparison. My competition cigar came with a defined box shape, but didn't look to have a 42 ring gauge, especially when comparing to the cigar I pulled from my humidor... a Bolivar Petite Corona! So, I literally compared #1 to the SAME CIGAR from my inventory and STILL missed the guess!!! The lack of distinct earthiness, and the slight honey in the middle third, definitely threw me off.

Oh well, still a lot of fun!

[RichG]

I lack experience with aged BPCs, and I immediately discounted it in terms of considering current production profile, and its lack of nicotine kick. 

This cigar came across to me as an Upmann if the shortbread was completely missing. 

Fun stuff, thanks for hosting this contest!

[CptGoodTimes]

Alright alright alright!  Had this one pegged on aroma alone.  From the initial light, quintessential Bolivar. Excited for round dos. 
 

Thanks FOH 

CptGoodTimes

[dominattorney]

Good times. It wasn't my fault that I screwed up. I'm just an idiot. I blame my parents. 

[slowsmoke]

Wow, well I was way off.  I love BPC, but I never would have picked it for this cigar.  @El Presidente Do we know how old it was?  I have some 2014 BPC that are still a ton stronger than this one was.  I suppose if this cigar was 10 years old, that might make me feel a little better lol.

[El Presidente]

6 minutes ago, slowsmoke said:

Wow, well I was way off.  I love BPC, but I never would have picked it for this cigar.  @El Presidente Do we know how old it was?  I have some 2014 BPC that are still a ton stronger than this one was.  I suppose if this cigar was 10 years old, that might make me feel a little better lol.

i will reveal the box codes of all cigars after Cigar Number 5 is revealed. 

Nice try 

[ChangBang]

If aged cigars aren't going to be released till the end - can we identify all of our aged cigar guesses when we submit #5 or is that just too confusing

[El Presidente]

4 minutes ago, ChangBang said:

If aged cigars aren't going to be released till the end - can we identify all of our aged cigar guesses when we submit #5 or is that just too confusing

I think Lisa would appreciate it being done with each pick submission. 

[mbrody]

14 hours ago, DaBoot said:

Haha , to me tasted nothing like a BPC, and it’s my go to petite corona. 

Same!

[Chas.Alpha]

Did the new spreadsheet reference my pick? I was one of the (idiots) that sent it to the wrong email address...