FOH International Blind Tasting Registration 2025

[El Presidente]

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 Let's start with the FOH International Blind Tasting for 2025!!!! 

Welcome to the 2025 FOH International Blind Tasting Competition 

 

This is the cigar worlds version of Bloodsport 

 

 

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!!!!
 

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

1. Cigars (all 5 are bandless and are numbered 1-5 in order they are to be smoked) will be sent the  2nd week of April 2025. 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 June 2nd  by which time you will need to have smoked cigar number 1 and emailed your pick to Lisa (lisa.goreta@clubczar.com).You will e-mail Lisa your nomination for that cigar by Sunday the 1st of June.  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 2025 FOH BLIND TASTING Cigar 1 pinned to the forum from April 30th.  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 $1000 USD Gift voucher (AUD equivalent for locals). In the event of a tie, prize is split.

Of course the true prize is world cigar fame 

Entry Cost $165  USD $350 AUD (cigars and freight).

Registration Process:

Email Diana (not Lisa) at  sales@clubczar.com with your details including: Full name, Forum handle and request to be part of this year’s 2025 FOH Blind tasting Competition.

I look forward to your picks and reviews 

 

[Edicion]

Count me in! Many thanks to Lisa, Diana and everyone who's part of arranging the competition. Appreciate all the work that goes into this and look forward it! 

[smokeemifyougotem]

The moment we’ve been waiting for!!!

[batwick]

I'm so in!

[BlueWS]

I'm in as well.

[vvvendo1969]

Very nice event. I’m in.

[Ruggerpgh99]

Ready as ever to fail! It would be super awesome if someone could throw the bands being taken off, in like, an envelope, and sending them out afterwards once the competition is over so I can keep them with my collection. 

[ViscountDick]

I’m in 

[garifo]

Joining as well. 

[Duxnutz]

Giddyup. 

[Bijan]

Email sent. Forget it would be announced Thursday East Coast time, glad registration is open over the weekend!

[Chas.Alpha]

  On 3/28/2025 at 8:49 PM, Bijan said:

Email sent. Forget it would be announced Thursday East Coast time, glad registration is open over the weekend!

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We’ll PM, just like the good ol’ days! 😀

[Luca]

So keen. Been waiting eagerly for this. Thank you @El Presidente, Lisa and Di for organising!

[ha_banos]

There's actually not that many regular production these days. Will be a cinch 5/5 👌

[Chas.Alpha]

  On 3/28/2025 at 11:19 PM, ha_banos said:

There's actually not that many regular production these days. Will be a cinch 5/5 👌

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Good luck and fare seas… 😔

[Wlu1988]

This is a fantastic idea. Count me in!

[BrickShaman]

I will definitely will like to try! 

[LordAnubis]

You should one time make the price a grand a pack and then fill the pack with Jose L. Piedras and see what happens @El Presidente 😂 Everyone will be thinking they're Cohibas. I'm probably too late to the party but sent an email today for entry if there’s any space 👍🏽

[SUP8333]

Nice email sent!

[griller]

Looking forward to this!

[TheDonTX]

Pumped for this. I gotta be able to guess one at least right? We shall see! 

[DaBoot]

I am ready for embarrassment again! 

[wjs]

I’m going to be hilariously bad at this and I can’t wait.

[MagicalBikeRide]

It’s rare I go into something hopping to achieve a 20% correct outcome - but I’d happily take one from five if it helps me avoid the wooden spoon. 😅

[El Presidente]

Our Blind Tasting Book is now officially closed 

Let the game begin!