sticks you do not like

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by wayner123

Just a thought, with most everyone saying they would chuck it after the first 3rd, it brings to my mind an older discussion about Cigar Aficionado's reviewers and how they review cigars.

It was shown that the CA reviewers don't go past the first 1/3. So maybe there is a lot more to that idea than first discussed.

But the reviews at CA rarely rate a cigar below an 88.

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by icehog3

But the reviews at CA rarely rate a cigar below an 88.

Does that include all the cigars they have smoked for review?

Here's another thought, what if the cigar tastes really great the first 3rd, then becomes sour/nasty, do you still pitch it?

[AD720]

Originally Posted by wayner123

Does that include all the cigars they have smoked for review?

Here's another thought, what if the cigar tastes really great the first 3rd, then becomes sour/nasty, do you still pitch it?

The second I stop enjoying it I put it down. Life's too short.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by AD720

The second I stop enjoying it I put it down. Life's too short.

I stick by this rule too. I'll give a cigar time to mellow out after lighting, but if it doesn't start to improve after the first half inch or so, it's probably not going to get better.