Blind Tasting Cigar Number 2 Reveal

[First Lady]

Hello everyone

Looks like this cigar really confused you all  since a fair few forgot to email me their guess 

Okay Cigar number 2 in the 2018 Blind tasting is ................................................

Ramon Allones Specially Select (box of 25) - MSU OCT 17

If you choose correctly please email Diana for your credit  

Until the next Cigar

Lisa

BLIND TASTING COMPETITION 2018 SPREADSHEET Cigar Number Two .pdf

 

 

 

[Fuzz]

Anyone pick 2 out of 2, Lise? Or are there a whole bunch tied 1 out of 2?

[ElJavi76]

No way was that a Robusto. Not even close. Yikes! ? If we're that handicapped this will absolutely be impossible. I measured that cigar against a RG measure and it was more like a 46 RG than a 50. To the naked eye that was visibly not a Robusto. Slightly box pressed too. 

I'm not salty... LOL 

Congrats to the 4 guys that guessed correctly. 

[Projectal]

The length on mine was spot on for a Robusto. This result is shocking to me none the less, as RASS was the first one I eliminated, because it tasted nothing like the box I have. Shows how much I know. Can’t wait for the third one.

[Fuzz]

Here is a foolproof method to choose:

1. Measure the cigar and take down all the details. Have a drink.
2. Smoke it, whilst imbibing your preferred libation.
3. Try to identify the flavours
4. Give up trying to identify the flavours and have a drink
5. Go to CubanCigarWebsite and search for all the cigars that come close to your measurements (I am not talking about those measurements, gentlemen)
6. Write down the cigars each on a separate piece of paper and place on a dart board
7. Throw a dart
8. Remove dart from the cat/dog/wife/yourself. Stop drinking and move closer to the board.
9. Throw dart again and select which ever piece of paper was hit
10. Try to bribe Lisa

This method is foolproof. You will select a cigar... it may not be the right one, but you will select one nonetheless.

[ElJavi76]

@Fuzz I'll try that list for the #3 Churchill cigar coming up next. ?????

[Guantanamera]

Wow, I totally missed that. Didn’t taste like a RASS to me. Oh well, on to #3!

[krish the fish]

0/2 on sending in my guess. This last month was crazy but no excuses. Will get number 3 in by the end of the week

[Azksig]

Finally got one right.  I’ve been doing this comp for years and I think it’s only the 2nd time.  What’s that old saying about a blind squirrel...

[MrGlass]

I had been sitting on the fence about picking up a cab of these for the last few months.  This reveal has finally made that decision for me because that stick I got was bloody fantastic.

[tigger]

 That was a very enjoyable smoke, but RASS was far from my mind, and I was pretty confident in my Bolivar guess.

It really was a robusto, with a significant box press. Wrapping a piece of thread around the cigar, then measuring the thread showed this to be the case.

[Luca]

RASS!! Wow. Wouldnt of thought

[fitzy]

Mine was a robusto in shape/size. I saw some comments saying it wasn't and that threw me off track a bit. Initially I had it narrowed down to 3 robustos that can come in dress boxes with the RASS being one of those.

I can say though it didn't taste like any RASS I've smoked. Also the wrapper was very very light compared to the one's I've smoked.

 

[Lant63]

Smoked a rass side by side to it and thought they were two completely different cigars.  

[Corylax18]

Mine was definitely a boxed pressed Robusto, no doubt about that. It didnt taste like any RASS I've ever smoked, but it did taste a heck of a lot like the current box of BRC's I've been smoking through. 

[Fuzz]

2 minutes ago, Corylax18 said:

Mine was definitely a boxed pressed Robusto, no doubt about that. It didnt taste like any RASS I've ever smoked, but it did taste a heck of a lot like the current box of BRC's I've been smoking through. 

Maybe those weren't really BRCs you've been smoking...

[fastkiller13]

I finally know what an underfilled cigar is like. I lined that cigar up against RASS, CORO, RyJ SC, and a Party D4. Length was close but RG was visually smaller than any robusto I had to compare it to. 

[ElJavi76]

14 hours ago, Fuzz said:

Anyone pick 2 out of 2, Lise? Or are there a whole bunch tied 1 out of 2?

By my very unofficial count... There are 7 participants tied at 2. But you can't trust me cause I don't know how to tell a RASS from that Frankenstick we smoked. ??

My other unofficial count is 29 members tied at 1.

This is just starting to get good. Enjoy your #3 Cohiba Espléndidos. Oh, I wasn't supposed to say. Sorry. ?

[jackupster]

Totally missed sending my pick...thought it was coming up...I suck!

[fastkiller13]

1 minute ago, jackupster said:

Totally missed sending my pick...thought it was coming up...I suck!

Be honest now. Did you guess correct? 

[jackupster]

19 minutes ago, fastkiller13 said:

Be honest now. Did you guess correct? 

Look at the list...I didn't send a pick...I haven't even smoked it yet

[prodigy]

I wish I could go back and compare mine to a rass. I felt positive it was a hermosa #4. Especially since I feel like cigar #4 is a robusto, and cigar #2 was not the same length or rg.

 

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[Jfeath74]

I was stressing after missing #1, knowing it wasn’t going to get any easier, with the upcoming options appearing to have a larger list to choose from within the vitola. Win some, lose some, either way happy to get off the Schneid! 

[fastkiller13]

1 hour ago, jackupster said:

Look at the list...I didn't send a pick...I haven't even smoked it yet

Lol, I thought you smoked it and just forget to send your pick in. 

[mpq]

The hardest part is the huge variation in wrapper shade. Mine was so much lighter than any RASS I have ever seen I just couldn’t believe it was one.