ckearns Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 I'd like to participate. Thanks once again for organizing this, Rob.
thinhouse Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 I want in on this, emailed Diana, and placed and order.
sam Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 Last year’s competition was an absolute cracker! This year's will be better than ever! For those wishing a review of the process and final results click here FOH 2013 Blind tastng Round three. Whether novice or experienced in Habanos, the 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!!!! The Rules All registrations to be in by April the 28th : Registrations on this thread and contact Diana immediately with your Forum handle + full name and associated details if she does not have them on file. There will be Five cigars picked by myself this year. These are Standard Production Cigars (No Regional, Edicion Limitada or Specialty Cigars). 1. Cigars (all 5 and bandless) sent by May 9th. I will select cigars from same code and aroma/wrapper appearance as best I can. 2. Cigars selected will each be of a different Vitola. 3. Cigars selected will be in current production. They will be the only hints given but I will notify you of the order in which the cigars are to be smoked. The post smoking process 1. First cigar smoked by July 1st with you e-mailing your answer. I will have a dedicated thread for 2013 FOH BLIND TASTING Cigar 1 pinned to the forum from the 31st of June. You are invited to provide a brief review but not disclose the cigar on the forum. You will E-mail me your selection. By 3rd of April. I will post up a spreadsheet of the results and the answer. Now you need to provide me by e-mail your selection of the following months cigar. I need the selection e-mailed to me by the last day of the following month. You can however smoke some or all of the cigars earlier and notify me of your selections that I will record. However I will only post the results for the selected cigar that month as a continuum. Also, you will only be able to post a review of say “Cigar 2” in that month. To the winner (who can correctly select most cigars sent) $500 USD/AUD cigar credit . In the event of a tie, prize is split. Entry Cost $75 USD $99 AUD (cigars and freight). Please e-mail Diana now with your full name and details to register. Actually…hang on. *** All registrations this week receive a 15% discount on any box of cigars they order. When ordering a box, you not only receive 15% off your box order + also your Blind tasting registration fee. Let Diana know when you e-mail her of what you seek. My recommendations based on quality are below. *** All Registrations this week go into the draw for the magnificent ORIS Artelier Date below. All box orders receive an additional 5 tickets per box. This magnificent Swiss mechanical Watch is valued at $1500 AUD. Enjoy! El Pres My Recommendations: Diplomatico Number 2, Montecristo Number 2 (superb HQ), El Rey Del Mundo Aniversario (Superb), Partagas D 4, Cohiba Siglo III, Cohiba Robusto, Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure Number 2, R&J Wide Churchill, Hoyo De Monterrey Short Hoyo Piramide, Montecristo Number 4, Montecristo Number 5, Bolivar Royal Corona, Bolivar Belicoso Fino, Bolivar Short Bolivar, San Cristobal Fuerza, la Punta, Partagas Short (25’s), Trini “T’s, Fundadores, Behike 52, Behike 54, SLR Regios, SLR Pacifico, PL Belicoso Extra, Juan Lopez Seleccion Number 4, Juan Lopez Seleccion Number 1, Hoyo De Monterrey Petit Robusto. I'm in. ---sam
Dimmers Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Sounds great, gunning for those sweet notes of roast lamb!
Fuzz Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Looking forward to it. Contact Di It looks like I will have to close this off at 40 people. Filling fast. Yep, definitely gone past that 40 people cap!
Livo Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Is 15% off a box only with registration in the tasting?
zmancbr Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Is it still open? Was wondering this myself...if so I'm in. Will wait confirmation before sending Di an email.
El Presidente Posted April 23, 2013 Author Posted April 23, 2013 Still room peoples. Will rule it off when I review and it has reached capacity. Is 15% off a box only with registration in the tasting? No. It is available on other boxes this week unless they have already been discounted (such as the BBF). In such cases it is specified "no other discounts apply"
El Presidente Posted April 23, 2013 Author Posted April 23, 2013 Finishing this one up 5 pm Local time today
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